Daric Barton News

Ryan Sweeney kicked off the 2008 A's Holiday Caravan Tour with a live chat Wednesday.

When you put together a list of suitors for Giambi, Oakland jumps to the top of teams who might be in the market for a first baseman or DH.

Billy Beane has liked Nick Johnson going back to Johnson's early days with the Yankees, so it wasn't a surprise to hear the A's have some interest in the veteran first baseman .

Free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal reportedly spent much of Tuesday in the East Bay as the A's entertained him and his wife, as well as his agent, Foxsports.com reported.

Second baseman Mark Ellis signed a two-year deal with a club option for 2011 on Oct.

Eric Chavez is the longest-tenured player on the A's, with whom he made his debut as a 20-year-old in 1998.

Of the American League's dozen worst OPS's last season , four belonged to members of the Oakland Athletics.

Much of this organization's focus for the past year or two has been on the bright and shiny future of the franchise...and for good reason.

They want to be able to hit again. Really, that's where the A's are coming from, what Matt Holliday means to them, and where this is all headed for now.

Over the course of his 11 years as the A's general manager, Billy Beane has relied on trades to strengthen his club.

Television ratings for Game 5 of the World Series were as bad as the weather. The 51 2 innings the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays got in during the rain Monday night received an 8.2 rating and 12 ...

A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the forehead was indicted Wednesday on two counts of felonious assault.

Today the Oakland A's made the surprise announcement that two of their young players -- Daric Barton and Greg Smith -- will be joining the already long list of players recovering from surgery this off-season, a ...

The A's on Tuesday announced that rookie first baseman Daric Barton and rookie left-hander Greg Smith underwent successful surgeries on Friday but are expected to be ready for the start of Spring Training.

Why would the A's re-sign Mark Ellis? Ellis has had one good year at the plate, period, and as much as I like his defense, this team's biggest problem has long been putting runs on the board.

"I'm very happy to be back," Gallego said Wednesday. "I always thought I looked a little taller in those white shoes." Gallego, 47, was let go by the Rockies after the season, which worked out well for Oakland.

Daric Barton .226-9-47-59-2 in 446 AB One of the A's bats of the future, Barton was long been lauded for his patient approach at the plate since being drafted in the first round in 2003.

Questions remain regarding the A's infield picture for next season, but one answer was provided Monday.

Now that the offseason is here -- for the A's, anyway -- the mailbag will appear weekly throughout the winter, with a few exceptions, instead of every other week.

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