Eric Chavez News

The Athletics could use a backup bat in case Eric Chavez is unable to stay healthy in '09. Club needs: ROTATION INSURANCE -- The A's won't come out and say it, but they could use a veteran starting pitcher to ...

I've heard a lot lately about the A's had better contend in 2009, since they have potentially compromised the very seasons for which they have seemingly been rebuildling: 2010-2012. I'm not sure the A's see it ...

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

Although 2008 was Don Wakamatsu's only season as a member of the A's coaching staff, he's leaving with the kind of respect and admiration that takes some people years to earn.

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

Virtually every analysis of the trade that brought Matt Holliday to the A's last week eventually touched on the health of Eric Chavez.

The new manager of the Mariners is Don Wakamatsu, a Major League source has confirmed to MLB.com. A Mariners spokesman wouldn't confirm or deny the hiring but said there will be an announcement at Safeco Field ...

Reached on his cell phone shortly after Wednesday's announcement that his club had acquired left fielder Matt Holliday from the Rockies, A's manager Bob Geren wasn't thinking about potential lineups.

Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday shatters his bat against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning of their baseball game in St.

AS THE REELING economy crushes dreams all over the country, the A's continue to visualize the Fremont Fantasy.

Official word has yet to come down, but A's players can already picture what life will be like with All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday penciled into the middle of their lineup.

It's a mantra that all A's fans are forced to remind themselves every time Billy Beane swings one of his shocking trades, and it was likely repeated throughout the Bay Area Monday afternoon, when rumors began ...

The A's have at least 23 players participating in various winter leagues across the Western hemisphere with several of the performances looking to have an impact on the 40 man roster.

Interesting news today: The A's have named their former strength and conditioning coach, Bob Alejo, to a similar position with the club.

Thanks. October country's refugees by Chris Jaffe November 03, 2008 It's a classic barroom conversation - what's the best team to never even make it to the World Series? Fans of every team have their personal ...

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 ...

Two years later, Macha has rebounded. He was named manager of the Brewers on Thursday and given a two-year contract.

The Cardinals have said they aren't going to pick up Mark Mulder's option for next season.

About midway through the 2008 season, with free agency on the horizon, A's second baseman Mark Ellis admitted to occasionally thinking about what it'd be like to play elsewhere, perhaps in front of sellout ...

Like [Mark] Ellis the previous day, [Eric] Chavez said he'd be all in favor of the A's signing Jason Giambi, who is expected to be a free agent after the World Series.