Three grand slams in one game, Molitor’s stathead-friendly move backfires, and a position player is the ace of the day.
The Pirates extend Josh Harrison, the A’s extend Cody Ross an offer, and the Rays expand Allan Dykstra’s role.
Tomas boots some balls, while the golden age of Nate Freiman might be over.
All 20 BP Annual comments about Jason Giambi, from “all the clubhouse chicanery” to “the A’s riff on Tony Gwynn” to “Captain Graybeard.”
It can be difficult for two teams to balance the value of a pitcher with his impending free agency.
The A’s free-fall continued apace, the Phillies threw a no-hitter, and all the rest of the long weekend’s action.
A shift-happy Baltimore squad unveils a new approach against the Athletics’ switch-hitting leadoff hitter.
The Astros call up the outfielder they stole from Philadelphia.
Ben and Sam discuss the weekend’s unwritten rule violations, then talk about the teams with the best records in baseball, the A’s and Giants.
How the Manny Machado incident(s) occurred, Jose Bautista’s big night, the Tigers’ bullpen problems, and more, plus what to watch today.
Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor, Addison Russell or Javier Baez? We polled front office types and our prospect staff.
Ben and Sam discuss MLB’s obligation to the Oakland A’s.
The Rays add two outfielders, the Braves look for middle infielders, Kurt Suzuki goes back to Oakland and Matsuzaka is in the Big Apple.
Ben and Sam preview the Athletics’ season with Doug Thorburn, and Pete talks to Bay Area News Group A’s beat writer John Hickey (at 19:07).