Brett Franklin Anderson (twitter: @BrettAnderson49)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: February 1, 1988 in Midland, TX
High School: Stillwater HS (Stillwater, OK)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed September 1, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 2009 (Age 21)   vs. SEA 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L
Team: Athletics 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible (team option), 4 yrs/$12.5M (10-13) & 14-15 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.000, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2015 [*],
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• 5/22 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: I’d Roster That – May 22, 2013This week we’ll take a look at a corner outfielder, a corner infielder, and a pair of starting pitchers.  All More......
• 5/21 Baseball Jerks: Week 8 MLB Injury Report: The A’s Plan B: For many players, injuries are unexpected nuisances that are ultimately inevitable. For Brett Anderson, injuries are a way of...
• 5/20 Swingin' A's: Oakland Athletics Emerging From the Darkness: Since their hot start, the A’s have had a rough few weeks.  They were 12-4, and ended up falling as far as two games under...
• 5/18 MLB Injury News: Athletics’ Brett Anderson out two months with stress fracture: Oakland Athletics left-handed starting pitcher Brett Anderson has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot, the...
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• 5/17 KC Kingdom: Series Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics: The Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics begin a three-game series today in Oakland. Here are some things you need to know...
• 5/17 Swingin' A's: 42 Down, 120 To Go: A Look at the Athletics So Far in 2013: The Oakland Athletics, the reigning 2012 AL West Champions, the team that no one thought could contend last year that had expectations...
• 5/14 mlbreports.com : The Athletics Enter The Quarter Pole At .500: Its Better Than It Looks: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday May.14/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): The Athletics will enter game...
• 5/13 Swingin' A's: The Disastrous Road Trip That Could’ve Been Worse and What’s Next: With the 6-1 loss this afternoon at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, the A’s ended a 3-7 road trip.  It started off quite...
• 5/10 Swingin' A's: A’s Head Back West, Need Straily At His Best: The Athletics look to bounce back after losing each game in a four-game set to the Cleveland Indians. Luckily for the A’s,...
• 5/10 numberFire: Coco Crisp's Injury Hurts Oakland A's the Worst: Yeah, Oakland has some current injury problems. But none hurt as bad as their current centerfielder.See More Brett Anderson Chris...
• 5/10 MLB Injury News: Athletics' Brett Anderson to make rehab start Sunday: Oakland Athletics left-handed starting pitcher Brett Anderson is slated to make a minor league rehab start for the team's Double-A...
• 5/10 Billy-Ball.com: Nine to Know – From the Bill Chuck Files: Rollins, Avila, Porcello, Blevins, Cano, and more: Future HOF-er Jimmy Rollins is the only shortstop in baseball history with 800+ RBI, 400+ steals, and 175+ homers. Tigers backstop...
• 5/10 TheFantasyFix.com: Stars on the Shelf: TheFantasyFix.com’s week 6 DL Report: Here is your fantasy baseball week 6 update on notable injured players. Here you will find an update on a player’s progress...
• 5/8 Seattle Sports Daily: Five Things More Unpredictable Than Jesus Montero’s Triple: Last night, Jesus Montero hit a triple. He bulldozed a 91 m.p.h. fastball from Wei-Yin Chen to dead center field, and with the...
• 5/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview #11: Oakland A’s (18-14) at Cleveland Indians (14-14): Major League Baseball’s top scoring team brings its offensive show on the road to Cleveland, as the Oakland Athletics take on...
• 5/3 numberFire: Is Yoenis Cespedes' Impact on the A's Overestimated?: And other stats-filled observations in our weekly Oakland stat brief from A's columnist Matt Keith.See More Brett Anderson Coco...
• 5/3 Yanks Go Yard: YGY Series Preview Show: Athletics-Yankees (5/3-5/5): The New York Yankees (17-10) will conclude a ten game homestand this week that has been mostly positive. Their last series with...
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Crisp and Anderson Sent to Disabled List: Several times this offseason I remarked that I was concerned about the A’s starting pitching depth. It was impossible for...
• 5/2 Baseball Jerks: Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers Stock Market: Boo-hrle: We have seen several injury replacements get the call to the big leagues this week along with a surprise trade that may have landed...
• 5/2 TheFantasyFix.com: Stars on the Shelf: The FantasyFix.com’s week 5 DL Report: Here is your fantasy baseball week 5 update on notable injured players.  The big one this week is Giancarlo Stanton, out for...
• 5/2 FFLockerRoom: Oakland Athletics Purchase Contract of Luke Montz, Other Notes: The Oakland Athletics have purchased the contract of utility infielder Luke Montz from the Triple-A Sacramento squad. He takes...
• 5/2 Mastersball.com: Let's Play Two at Once: If you are old enough, you will know the "Let's Play Two" quote from the great Ernie Banks, who optimistically suggested the...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Straily Recalled; Chavez Optioned: Brett Anderson will miss his start today and Dan Straily has been recalled to take his spot. It seems Anderson who hurt his ankle...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Jesse Chavez Recalled; Scribner Optioned: The A’s have optioned Evan Scribner to Sacramento and recalled Jesse Chavez. Scribner has thrown 12 2/3 innings and has...
• 5/1 MLB Injury News: Athletics place Coco Crisp, Brett Anderson on DL: The 19-inning marathon between the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels has claimed more casualties. While the Angels placed...
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• 4/30 Swingin' A's: How Things Have Changed: A’s Offense Is Carrying Team: The A’s are going to go as far as their young pitching takes them. That statement rang true in the early goings of spring...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: 19th Inning Repercussions Part 2: Depletion: The A’s exciting win last night was definitely a morale booster especially after the last week and a half of sweeps and near...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: A Spontaneous Doubleheader: There are times in life where spontaneous decisions turn out to be the best decisions. Such was the case last night. A friend...
• 4/30 mlbreports.com : Who Owns Baseball – Updated April.30/2013: It was a wild night of baseball with many heroes. But only four can own baseball. Despite the heroics of Brandon Moss and the...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: 19 Innings of Heckling and Baseball: The Aftermath of Josh Hamilton Appreciation Night: I still don’t really believe I witnessed what I did last night at the O.co Coliseum.  A 19 inning affair that truly never...
• 4/30 MLB Injury News: Athletics' Brett Anderson expects to make next start: The Oakland Athletics skipped left-handed starting pitcher Brett Anderson's regularly scheduled start on Monday due to the lingering...
• 4/30 The Beanball: Dan Straily Should Stay in the Major Leagues: The Oakland Athletics have been cultivating quality, homegrown pitchers since the late-1990s. The likes of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder,...
• 4/30 Injury Report: ()
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: Josh Hamilton Appreciation Night Turns into 19 Inning War of Attrition, A’s Win 10-8: It’s 3:23 AM as I write this, I just got back from Oakland after the 6 hour and 32 minute double header plus 1.  The A’s...
• 4/30 Baseball News Source: A’s Dan Straily Should Stay in the Major Leagues: The Oakland Athletics have been cultivating quality, homegrown pitchers since the late-1990s. The likes of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder,...
• 4/29 Injury Report: ()
• 4/29 Swingin' A's: Recent Struggles Highlight Bigger Problem in Oakland: The A’s avoided a four game sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles Sunday by tying the game in the ninth inning courtesy...
• 4/29 Baseball Jerks: Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Cold, Hard Cashner: With just about a month in the books, we are seeing more and more younger guys come into their own and become viable fantasy baseball...
• 4/29 Swingin' A's: Angels Come To Town, Straily Gets The Call: The Athletics offense finally came to life on Sunday as the team broke its 4-game losing streak with a walk-off victory against...
• 4/29 Injury Report: ()
• 4/29 mlbreports.com : Oakland Athletics Payroll In 2013: A’s Organizational Rosters + Depth Charts – (MLB + MiLB): Like us on Facebook here Monday, Apr.29/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): and welcome Jeff Kleiner (Salary,...
• 4/29 Swingin' A's: The Long(man) and Short of It: There’s something missing in the A’s bullpen. Or rather someone. Like the inadequate concoction of the **** of your...
• 4/28 MLB Injury News: A's Brett Anderson to be skipped in rotation with ankle sprain: Oakland Athletics left-hander Brett Anderson's recovery from a sprained ankle must not be going as well as expected. Anderson...
• 4/28 Swingin' A's: Dan Straily Headed Back to Oakland: Reports this morning from the O.co Coliseum and the Athletics clubhouse by CSN’s Casey Pratt are that Dan Straily is back...
• 4/28 Injury Report: ()
• 4/27 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated – Two start pitchers for fantasy baseball week 5 2013 (April 29th – May 5th): As expected, the wild weather in week 4 messed with the rotations heading into week 5.  Here are your updated projections for...
• 4/26 numberFire: Oakland A's Key Issue Is Struggling Starting Rotation: Jarrod Parker recently pitched a gem... and it brought his ERA down to 8.10.See More Bartolo Colon Brett Anderson Tommy ...
• 4/26 Swingin' A's: The Athletics Are Cowering in the Face of Adversity: I’ve been on somewhat of a hiatus for much of the last week, a first wedding anniversary and 5 days on the go will do that...
• 4/25 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 24 Observations: Pitchers: Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5 Brandon Morrow: Morrow ended the sixth inning with a pretty solid start to his credit....
• 4/24 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs A's 4-24-13: Game 21: Red Sox win 6-5 After yesterday's disgusting game, many fans were wondering if Jon Lester could bring back that...
• 4/24 Red Sox Life: Sox rally past Oakland to take another series: David Ortiz (pictured) figured prominently in a pair of 3-run innings for the Red Sox as they came from behind to beat the...
• 4/24 Injury Report: ()
• 4/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Across the AL: Despite Losing Streak, Success Inevitable for Oakland A’s, Reddick: The Oakland Athletics, after getting swept by the Rays in their previous three-game series, were certainly looking for a win when...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After being spanked last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series this afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 4/24 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game 21 Thread – Red Sox (13-7, 1st) vs. Athletics (4/24/13): First Pitch – 4:05PM Jon Lester (3-0, 1.73) vs. Brett Anderson (1-3, 5.95) Note: Last night was the Sox’ first loss to an...
• 4/24 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: April 24, 2013: AL Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow) at Orioles (Josh Stinson), 12:35 Indians (Zach McAllister) at White Sox (Jose Quintana), 2:10 Mariners...
• 4/24 Swingin' A's: The Art of Snapping a Losing Streak: A’s Rain 13 Runs Down on Red Sox: I had a thought in the back of my mind after Monday night’s ugly 9-6 loss by the Athletics in Boston versus the Red Sox....
• 4/22 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout investigates Oaksterdam's flora and fauna while analyzing the Oakland Athletics...
• 4/22 Swingin' A's: A’s Look To Right Ship Against First Place Red Sox: The Athletics are no longer in first place after getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays. It was not a series that A’s fans...
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/22-4/24: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday,  April 22 @ 6:35 PM A.J. Griffin, RHP (2-0, 2.25) vs...
• 4/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 18: Wrap: Tampa Bay 1, Oakland 0. A’s 12-6 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s lose yet again clinching a loss in this...
• 4/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 17: Wrap: Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 3. A’s 12-5 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s hit the road for the second time this season...
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• 4/20 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Brett Anderson Watch: X-Rays on Ankle: The Oakland Athletics might be without the Ace of their young pitching staff if X-Rays come back with bad news on Brett Anderson's...
• 4/20 MLB Injury News: Oakland LHP Brett Anderson departs with ankle sprain: After a difficult couple of injury-affected years, it doesn't seem as though Oakland pitcher Brett Anderson is going to have...
• 4/20 Swingin' A's: It’s Always Something With Brett Anderson…: I’ve said before, and I’ll say it again.  In order for the Oakland Athletics to be successful in the 2013 season,...
• 4/19 TheLeadoffWalk: Athletics vs. Rays: Day 19 Observations: Rays 8, Athletics 3 Brett Anderson Coming off of a dreadful showing in his most recent start, Anderson was even worse...
• 4/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 16: Alex Cobb Overcomes Rough Start, Offense Stays Hot in Rays Win: Coming off a brutal road trip where they went 2-7, the Rays needed a positive start to their brief six game home stand. In their...
• 4/19 Injury Report: ()
• 4/19 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE – April 19, 2013: Today’s schedule– AL Yankees (Andy Pettitte) at Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow), 7:07 Royals (James Shields) at Red Sox...
• 4/19 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Friday: April 19, 2013: Whatever funk I was in about yesterday's picks being so bad was quickly erased this morning by the news going on in Watertown,...
• 4/19 TheFantasyFix.com: Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 19, 2013: Good morning! It’s finally Friday, and that means it’s a great time to begin playing daily fantasy baseball at DraftKings....
• 4/15 Baseballhotcorner.com: Detroit Tigers’ Offense Cools Down Athletics in Playoff Rematch: The Detroit Tigers ventured into o.co Coliseum (great name….**eye roll**) to take on the red hot Oakland A’s this weekend....
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 12: Wrap: Detroit 7, Oakland 3. A’s 9-3 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) The A’s were finally stopped. Not a bad run with nine straight...
• 4/14 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 30 Players, 30 Teams - Houston Astros: Photo:David J. Phillips, Caller.com In this series, we are going to spotlight one player on each of the 30 Major League...
• 4/14 Swingin' A's: The Unfocused Struggles of Josh Reddick: The A’s were shut out on Opening Night by Felix Hernandez, it was an underwhelming way to start off the regular season,...
• 4/13 TheLeadoffWalk: Tigers vs. Athletics: Day 13 Observations: Tigers 7, Athletics 3 Prince Fielder: It didn’t take long for Fielder to continue on with his red-hot ways at the...
• 4/13 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Hit Three Home Runs, Beat A’s 7-3: Tigers 7, Athletics 3 (box score) The Detroit Tigers were looking to bounce back versus the Oakland A’s after dropping a...
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays and Red Sox send their aces to the mound as David Price takes on Jon Lester. Price is off to a poor defense of his Cy...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 13, 2013: The West Coast was not kind yesterday. The picks started out 8-1 with the Cubs win over the Giants (blown save) being the only...
• 4/12 WasWatching: The 25 Hottest Starting Pitchers In Baseball So Far This Season: Rk Player ERA+ IP Year Age Tm W L BB SO ERA HR 1 Clay Buchholz 687 14.0 2013 28 BOS 2 0 6 12 0.64 1 2 Justin Masterson 658 13.0...
• 4/11 Swingin' A's: The Perception of Roster Depth: In the words of the late, great Douglas Adams: Don’t Panic. During the course of a 162 game season, it’s a known certainty...
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• 4/9 Baseball Jerks: Week 2 MLB Injury Report: Brian’s Song: We are just about a week into the season and already have a full slate of injuries around the league – including the return...
• 4/8 MLB Injury News: Athletics Injury News: X-Rays negative for Josh Reddick, Brett Anderson: The Oakland Athletics got a double dose of good news yesterday after what looked to be a double dose of bad news.  Both Josh...
• 4/8 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Players for April 8th, 2013: by Adam JenkinsFantasy EditorPhilip Humber, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of the Day- David...
• 4/7 Injury Report: ()
• 4/7 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Players for April 7th, 2013: by Adam JenkinsFantasy EditorManny Machado, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of the Day- Manny...
• 4/6 Sports Out West: Dan Straily demoted for Bartolo Colon after 11 strikeouts in win: Despite striking out 11 batters on Friday night against the Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dan Straily was...
• 4/4 Swingin' A's: Athletics Snap Judgments as Offense Rights the Ship: It’s become almost an art form, massive overreactions based on an extraordinarily small sample size are quite common these...
• 4/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 1: Wrap: Seattle 2, Oakland 0. A’s 0-1 (4th Place (tie), 1 game back) I am sort of ripping off the wrap up style of Astros...
• 4/2 SoDo Mojo: What to Draw from Opening Day: Mariners baseball opened yesterday on the road, in Oakland, for what seems like the thousandth time. That in itself was somewhat...
• 4/2 Swingin' A's: The Opening Day Hangover: Felix Hernandez is a Bad Man: Well, the Seattle Mariners did make Felix Hernandez the highest paid pitcher ever (Until Justin Verlander overtook him a few days...
• 4/2 TheLeadoffWalk: Opening Day Recap and Observations: Part Four: Diamondbacks 6, Cardinals 2 Gerardo Parra: Despite being miscast as a right fielder, Parra had a huge impact....
• 4/2 Mariners Latest: Felix Does What Felix Does, Mariners Beat Athletics: A result of my boredom I sincerely doubt I'll make doing a post after every game a habit, but today was Opening Day and...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: 2013 Oakland A’s Preview: In the past I have done these a bit differently. I’ve gone player by player and talked about everyone. I am going to keep...
• 4/1 Billy-Ball.com: Today’s schedule: Opening Day is a perfect day to pick up Lee Sinin’s new edition of the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It can be ordered...
• 4/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Week 1 - Two Start Pitchers: Every season, fantasy owners rely on streaming starting pitching.  If you don't know which pitchers will get two starts that...
• 4/1 Swingin' A's: Straily v. Colon: The Final Decision: With the season beginning for the defending AL West champion Oakland A’s, Manager Bob Melvin had some tough roster decisions...
• 4/1 Baseball Musings: 2013 AL West Preview: The division preview series starts with the AL West. The starting point for my analysis is the 2012 WAR of the position players,...

• 3/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Pre-Season Predictions: 2013 Edition: Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports claims to be able to call everything basically. I do not. Last year of AL playoff teams I called...
• 3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Road Sickness and Carlos Gonzalez: In 2008, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez hit a weak .242/.273/.361 as a rookie with the Oakland Athletics. After entering the...
• 3/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: BBTN Top 500: Athletics Edition: ESPN does a cool thing, the top 500 baseball players in the game ranked 1-thru-500 prior to each season (the link brings you...
• 3/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 26/Recap: A’s @ Indians Game 29: The A’s and Indians played today in Goodyear with the A’s ultimately winning 7-6 in  in a see-saw affair. The A’s...
• 3/27 numberFire: Oakland A's 2013 Statistical Preview: Pitching: The A's finished 2012 with one of the best rotations in the majors. But with their youth, they are also one of the most uncertain...
• 3/27 Swingin' A's: If I Were Billy Beane…Or How the 25-Man Roster Will Be vs. Should Be: Admit it, it’s one of your favorite things to do.  You study the team you love, pick it apart piece by piece, and come...
• 3/27 A's Farm: A’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster Projections: We’re now less than a week away from opening day, and Jemile Weeks has been optioned to Sacramento, Adam Rosales has been placed...
• 3/26 Motor City Bengals: 2013 Prediction Time: A.L. Cy Young Winner: Continuing my prediction series, I now turn to individual awards, and the Cy Young is the first one I am going to look at. Last...
• 3/25 Mets Merized: 2013 MLB Preview: American League West: AL West At A Glance Los Angeles Angels: What’s there to say about the Angels? They have the best lineup in baseball and one...
• 3/24 mlbreports.com : Oakland A’s Player Roster in 2013: State Of The Union Part 2: The Pitchers: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, Mar.24/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Billy Beane has always recycled...
• 3/21 StanGraphs: Wake Up! 2013 Fantasy Baseball Pitching Sleepers: The 2013 Major League Baseball season is less than two weeks away from enveloping me in its comfy web, and I don’t want...
• 3/19 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Oakland Athletics: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/17 Mets360.com: Can Johan Santana pitch smarter and keep off the DL?: On Friday, The Wall Street Journal published an article about the longevity of New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera and lefty...
• 3/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 16/Recaps: Angels @ A’s and A’s @ White Sox Game 20: A’s played two today with split-squad action. They played to a 13-13 tie with the Halos in Phoenix while they fell to the...
• 3/16 fantasyteamadvice.com: Announced and projected opening day starters for all 32 MLB teams – staff “aces” for every team in baseball: The air is finally getting warmer, and opening day 2013 is rapidly approaching.  Who will be the opening day starter for your...
• 3/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 14/Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 18: A’s and Rangers tangled today at Phoenix Muni with Oakland falling to their division foes 6-2.  The A’s signed infielder...
• 3/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Late-Round Sleeper PitchersThis last weekend, we put out a bit of a request on our Facebook page. Right now is a very More......
• 3/11 Swingin' A's: A Very Bad Start for Brett Anderson: Eight pitches, just eight pitches into Sunday afternoon’s Cactus League contest between the Oakland Athletics and the Arizona...
• 3/11 MLB Injury News: Athletics’ Brett Anderson exits with strained neck: Oakland Athletics left-hander Brett Anderson made an early exit from yesterday’s spring training contest against the Arizona...
• 3/7 Swingin' A's: The A’s Are A Young Spirit: The A’s are a young, exciting, and rather lively team. Their inexperience does not faze them, but rather motivates them...
• 3/5 Bryan Harvey's Moustache: Know Thy Enemy: Oakland A's: The Oakland A's successful 2012 season was a surprise to nearly everyone. If anything, the unpredictable success last year probably...
• 3/1 Swingin' A's: Three Things That Could Go Wrong In 2013: As much as we try to focus on the positive, we find it incredibly difficult, at times anyway, to completely block out the negative...

• 2/28 Swingin' A's: Athletics Stumble Once Again, Fall to Cubs 5-3: Nobody likes losing, even when it comes during the exhibition Cactus League.  While the losses literally mean nothing, you’d...
• 2/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Anderson Tabbed as Opening Day Starter: It is an honor to pitch on Opening Day and this year when the A’s yet again open up with the Mariners, the pitcher who...
• 2/28 Swingin' A's: 3 Players Who Will Help Lead The A’s In 2013: There is no question about it, the Oakland A’s will be a young team in 2013. The youthful A’s charged into the post-season...
• 2/27 Swingin' A's: Is the A’s Rotation Depth Lacking?: The A’s seem deep at nearly every position going into this 2013 season. They have four starting caliber centerfielders, a multitude...
• 2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013: With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time for bold speculations and predications...
• 2/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Free Agent Target: Kyle Lohse: So I said I wouldn’t do anymore “Free Agent Target” pieces when Billy Beane said the roster was set. But why...
• 2/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 21: As expected Michael Ynoa arrived in camp today, I believe he was the last remaining person the A’s were waiting on so that...
• 2/21 Swingin' A's: Arizona Battles: Final Roster Spots: Spring training has arrived and every A’s fan is anxious to get the season started. However, the lead up to the season is just...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Rundown from PHX: February 12: It will be very tough for Andy Parrino to crack the big league roster opines Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Parrino...
• 2/19 Swingin' A's: Sonny Days Ahead: Youngster Gray Has Lots to Gain This Spring: The first time I watched Sonny Gray throw was during the College World Series in 2011 after Gray had been drafted with the 18th...
• 2/16 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Oakland A's 2013 Preview: The Oakland Athletics, 2012 American League West Champions.  I start off my write up with that because...
• 2/16 A's Farm: Getting To Know: A’s Top Pitching Prospect Dan Straily: 24-year-old right-hander Dan Straily is generally considered to be the A’s top young pitching prospect heading into 2013 –...
• 2/15 Swingin' A's: 3 Reasons Why The A’s Will Succeed In 2013: The A’s have spent the off-season retooling and revamping their roster in an effort to defend their AL West crown. General...
• 2/14 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Deconstructing Scott Diamond: Warning: Stats ahead! If you prefer to learn about Scott Diamond's unique place in baseball history, you can read it here. 2012...
• 2/13 MLB Injury News: A's Injury News: Brett Anderson, Andrew Carignan: It's never good when you have two players coming back from Tommy John surgery, but it is good when the updates are positive....
• 2/13 Swingin' A's: 2013 State of the Athletics Address: It seemed **** that with President Obama delivering his annual State of the Union address this evening, I would take the opportunity...
• 2/12 Swingin' A's: Why This Spring Will Be Different: Spring training his finally here and the A’s are looking forward to another trip into the post-season. Yes, you read that...
• 2/8 Swingin' A's: ZiP It! The Starting Rotation: Plain and simple, your team cannot succeed without a solid and dependable starting rotation.  The Athletics in 2012 leaned (no...
• 2/7 Swingin' A's: A’s In 2013: The Value In Depth: It’s not easy being on top of an ultra-competitive division in pro baseball. The A’s know this and their fearless...
• 2/1 A's Farm: What Did We Learn From A’s FanFest?: There were lots of interesting quotes to come out of last weekend’s FanFest in Oakland. And based on what was said by A’s...
• 2/1 Swingin' A's: Red Sox Old Assumptions… Meet the New Athletics: There’s quite a history of the Athletics trading away players at the peak of their value, every single A’s fan knows...

• 1/30 Swingin' A's: Roster Review Series: Part 6: This will be a recurring series outlining the different aspects of the A’s roster. I will preview what the outfield, infield,...
• 1/30 A's Farm: A’s Assistant GM David Forst On New Catcher John Jaso, New Shortstop Hiro Nakajima, And The Importance Of Team Chemistry: As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few members of the A’s staff took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidates: Milone & Parker: The Oakland Athletics have made a habit of extending pre-arbitration eligible starting pitching in the last decade or so. General...
• 1/14 Swingin' A's: Developing Leadership in Oakland: Last season’s success was largely on the shoulders of young talent.  That’s not breaking news.  The team had a rotation...
• 1/8 Swingin' A's: How the A’s Stack Up: Opening Day Starter: As the baseball season draws ever so close, and we start to survey the land of the new 5 team AL West I thought it seemed appropriate...
• 1/6 Swingin' A's: Much Ado About Javier Vazquez: It’s been thought that the strength of the Oakland Athletics is it’s starting rotation, a group of young and talented...

• 12/31 Swingin' A's: A’s Projected 2013 Rotation: The Oakland A’s have had one strength that stands above the rest over the past two decades. Pitching. From the Big 3 consisting...
• 12/19 A's Farm: Is the A’s Roster Set? And the River Cats Roster Too?: On Monday, we unofficially learned that shortstop Stephen Drew had agreed to a deal with the Red Sox and would not be returning...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hamilton, Shields, Choo: On this date in 2007, the Diamondbacks finalized two trades that brought Dan Haren, Connor Robertson, Chad Qualls, Chris Burke,...
• 12/13 Swingin' A's: Billy Beane’s Land of Missed Opportunities: Athletics GM Billy Beane is well known for making tough decisions, trading young players before or in their prime years when their...
• 12/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Free Agent Target: Chris Capuano: I wanted to do a series of pieces on players I think the A’s ought to target on the free agent market. So what better way...
• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Oakland Athletics Team Page: OAKLAND ATHLETICSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score 1. Yoenis Cespedes (8)2. Josh Reddick (7.75)3. Coco...
• 12/12 Rays Colored Glasses: The Turned-Down Trade Offer That Made The Shields to the Royals Trade Happen: We heard for a while that the Kansas City Royals were targeting a topflight pitcher and were willing to trade top outfield prospect...
• 12/11 Swingin' A's: Starting Rotation Fortification Necessitation?: There’s no doubt about it that the strength of the Athletics in 2012 was its starting rotation.  It was remarkable no doubt...
• 12/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Royals Offered Myers for Anderson: Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that before settling on their big deal to acquire James Shields and Wade Davis from Tampa...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Reaction To Rays-Royals Trade: The Royals continued adding to their rotation last night, acquiring James Shields and Wade Davis from the Rays. It cost them...
• 12/8 Venom Strikes: Top Five Offseason Trades in Arizona Diamondbacks History: There has been plenty of buzz around the Arizona Diamondbacks with trade rumors about multiple players involving multiple teams....
• 12/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Oakland’s Rotation Fallout from the McCarthy Departure: It always hurts to say goodbye to a player you like and Brandon McCarthy was my favorite player on the A’s these past two...
• 12/2 mlbreports.com : The Oakland A’s 2013 Roster Tree Part 2: The Pitchers: Sunday, Dec.02/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): Yesterday we talked about the hitters of the Oakland Athletics...
• 12/1 mlbreports.com : The Oakland A’s 2013 Roster Tree Part 1: The Hitters: Saturday, Dec.01/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): A few months ago, our Lead Columnist/Website Founder (Jonathan...

• 11/25 Swingin' A's: If There’s a Wil, There’s A Way?: There has not been much activity lately to set the baseball world ablaze since the Marlins-Blue Jays blockbuster deal of a couple...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees: The Yankees must address a number of needs on offense and on the pitching staff -- all while looking to avoid the MLB luxury tax...
• 11/15 Swingin' A's: Long Lost Friends: The Oakland A’s and the Cy Young Award: Any proud A’s fan can rattle off the myriad of accomplishments that have taken place throughout the storied history of the...
• 11/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson not on block: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said SP Brett Anderson is not on the trading block. Several teams have checked in...[+] on his availability.
• 11/13 mlbreports.com : 2013 American League and National League Manager of the Year Predictions: Tuesday November 13th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: While the baseball world has shifted the focus to the hot stove rumors, the main...
• 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Legacy Agency To Acquire Greenberg & Associates: The Legacy Agency will acquire MLB player firm Peter Greenberg & Associates, Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal reports...
• 11/8 mlbreports.com : James Shields or David Price: Tampa Bay Rays are Ready to Trade an Ace: Thursday November 8th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  With center fielder B.J. Upton most likely leaving for free agency, the Tampa...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: The A’s must address the left side of their infield this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Yoenis Cespedes, OF: $29.5MM...
• 11/4 Swingin' A's: Is There Another Big Three On The Way?: The days of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito leading the A’s to numerous postseason runs seem so long ago. Oakland...
• 11/3 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Oakland A's Resign Bartolo Colon: Let it be known, that Billy Beane will not be deterred by a positive steroid test. A year after signing Manny Ramirez...
• 11/2 For Baseball Junkies: Free Agency, Team Needs and Top Prospects - 2013 MLB Offseason (AL): The MLB off season is now in full stride and if you're anything like me, you're excited about the upcoming hot stove.  I...

• 10/17 The Beanball: How Are the Oakland Athletics Winning?: The Oakland Athletics were not supposed to be good in 2012. During the off-season, the A’s traded three-forths of their...
• 10/15 Baseball News Source: American League West – 2013 Team Needs and Outlook: Oakland needs to make some upgrades to duplicate their 94-68 Editor’s Note: This is the third column in a Baseball News Source...
• 10/10 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: October 10, 2012: The 2012 playoffs continue to elude this game picker as both picks yesterday were wrong. The Giants struck out sixteen times...
• 10/10 Swingin' A's: There Will Be Baseball In Oakland Tomorrow: The last 6 games of the regular season saw quite the phenomenon take place.  As the Oakland Athletics ran the table to take the...
• 10/10 Baseball Jerks: ALDS Game 3: Detroit Tigers’ Bats Purring in Oakland: The Detroit Tigers dropped Game 3 of the ALDS tonight at the hands of the Oakland Athletics pitching staff feat. Brett Anderson....
• 10/10 Baseball News Source: Brett Anderson Leads A’s Over Tigers in Game 3: Anderson held the Tigers in check for six innings The Oakland Athletics used three old friends, pitching defense and timely hitting,...
• 10/10 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Can’t Close Out A’s, Drop ALDS Game Three In Oakland: Athletics 2, Tigers 0 (box score) A funny thing happens when a team doesn’t get any hits: they don’t get any runs. That was...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson sharp in playoff win: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed two hits and two walks with six strikeouts over six scoreless innings in a win Tuesday,...[+] Oct. 9, in Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers. It was his first career playoff victory. It was the 11th shutout for the Athletics in postseason history.
• 10/9 Swingin' A's: Athletics Hope to Avoid a Parallel Postseason Nightmare: The more things change, the more they stay the same. With the A’s making their first postseason appearance in six years,...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Playoffs Today: It’s triple match point day in Cincinnati and Oakland as the Reds and Tigers try to eliminate the Giants and Athletics....
• 10/9 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: October 9, 2012: Once again, success picking the outcomes of the post seasons games seem elusive. After another 1-1 night, the post season...
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to start Game 3: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) will start Game 3 of the Divisional Series against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, Oct....[+] 9, with SP A.J. Griffin going in Game 4, if necessary.
• 10/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit shouldn’t celebrate yet; still work to do in Oakland: The regular-season excitement is over. Yes, it’s been since 1934 and 1935 that Detroit has made consecutive playoff appearances....
• 10/8 Swingin' A's: What the A’s Need to do to Advance to the ALCS: The A’s have had a tough time against the Detroit Tigers over the past few years. This became de ja vu as the Green and Gold...
• 10/7 MLB Injury News: Athletics Injury News: Brett Anderson: The Oakland Athletics know they will have to win at least two games in Oakland when they return home.  They are...
• 10/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Tigers Game One ALDS: The Tigers beat the A’s 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of five division series. Justin Verlander was outstanding as...
• 10/6 The Baseball Page: MLB 2012 Regular Season In Review: As hard as it is to believe, this week marks the conclusion of the 2012...
• 10/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Series Preview: Tigers vs. A’s American League Division Series: The A’s today released their roster for the ALDS and will face the Detroit Tigers today at 3PM PT. Here is how the series...
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson on playoff roster : Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) is on the Divisional Round playoff roster despite suffering an oblique strain a...[+] few weeks ago. There is a strong possibility that he will start Game 3.
• 10/5 MLB Injury News: Injured Players on Playoff Teams: Today is the moment we've all been waiting for since the new Wild Card playoff format was announced.  The St....
• 10/4 MLB Injury News: Athletics Injury News: Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson: It was clear that the Oakland Athletics would be getting left-hander Brett Anderson back for the playoffs, but...
• 10/4 Baseball News Source: A’s Finish Sweep of Rangers – Capture AL West Title: The 94-68 A’s will face the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS After rallying from four runs down and completing a three-game sweep...
• 10/4 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers to Face Oakland Athletics in ALDS: The Tigers were perhaps the team in baseball that was most likely to win their division before the season began. The Oakland Athletics...
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson unlikely to pitch: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said SP Brett Anderson (oblique) is 'more than unlikely' to pitch in the playoffs....[+] Anderson was tender Tuesday, Oct. 2, from his bullpen session Monday, Oct. 1.
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) threw a 28-pitch light side session Wednesday, Oct. 3, and didn't suffer any setbacks,...[+] according to pitching coach Curt Young. Anderson thinks he's ready to pitch if needed Friday, Oct. 5.
• 10/3 Baseball News Source: Improbable Rag-Tag A’s Can Win AL West With Win Over Rangers: Oakland A’s have a chance to overtake the Texas Rangers Considered in spring training as a team that could lose 100 games...
• 10/2 MLB Injury News: Athletics Injury News: Brett Anderson Could Return Friday: The Oakland Athletics had their ticket to the 2012 postseason punched last night, but that wasn’t the only bit...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws bullpen: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) threw a bullpen session and felt good Monday, Oct. 1, and he thinks he'll be able...[+] to pitch in the Wild Card playoff Friday, Oct. 5. Anderson also ran sprints Monday and will do an abbreviated throwing session Wednesday, Oct. 3.
• 10/1 Swingin' A's: Anxiety and the Hunt for Green October:   With Oakland on the verge of their first postseason appearance since 2006, many fans are experiencing a feeling that hasn’t...

• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson plays long toss: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique), who strained his right oblique Sept. 19 after a strong return from last year's...[+] Tommy John surgery, played toss from 120 feet before the game. He will pitch a bullpen session as soon as Monday, Oct. 1, and could be back if the A's make the playoffs.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson update: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) made 20 throws from 60 feet and 15 tosses from 75 feet...[+] Thursday, Sept. 27.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson playing catch: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) is playing catch for the first time Thursday, Sept. 27, since injuring his oblique....[+]
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson optimistic: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) is optimistic that he'll pitch in the team gets into the playoffs. However, he's...[+] unsure when he'll be allowed to throw again.
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson simulates throwing: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) simulated a throwing motion Wednesday, Sept. 26, and he might play catch if he feels...[+] good Thursday, Sept. 27.
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson feeling betterOakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) felt better after running on the field Tuesday, Sept. 25....[+] Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) felt better after running on the field Tuesday, Sept. 25.
• 9/21 Baseball Analytics: Nine to Know: The AL Postseason Watch: Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run 9th inning homer off Angels closer closer Ernesto Frieri as the Rangers...
• 9/21 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s Keep Winning with Rookie Rotation: Even with one obstacle after another, the young and hungry Oakland A’s keep winning After Thursday night’s 12-4 victory...
• 9/21 Swingin' A's: The Legend of A.J. Griffin:   As the legend goes, the griffin was a regal creature of ancient times with the body of a lion and the wings and head of...
• 9/21 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Athletics at Yankees (9/21-9/23): Well, the New York Yankees have seemed to find their groove once again. Despite a rainout on Tuesday, the Bronx Bombers were able...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | More on Brett Anderson: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) has a Grade 2 strain of his right oblique and is out...[+] for the rest of the regular season.
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Blue Jays, Reynolds, Yankees: The Rays' chances of making the playoffs are slim at 4.4%, but the Yankees and Orioles are on track to secure postseason berths,...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson done for year: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) will miss the rest of the season with his oblique injury, but the team isn't sure...[+] if he'd be able to make it back for a postseason run.
• 9/20 MLB Injury News: Brett Anderson Injury: A's LHP Exits with Oblique Injury: Oakland Athletics left-hander Brett Anderson left last night’s start against the Detroit Tigers in the third...
• 9/20 Baseball News Source: Brett Anderson Leaves Game with Strained Right Oblique: Oakland A’s starter Brett Anderson left his start against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning with a strained right...
• 9/20 mlbreports.com : 2012 MLB Playoffs: Predicting All of the Division and Wild Card Champions: Thursday September 20th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: As the season wraps up, the divisional races become tighter. Some races are close...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Dan Straily to take rotation spot: Oakland Athletics SP Dan Straily will likely take SP Brett Anderson's (oblique) turn in the rotation the next time it comes up....[+]
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson likely to miss a start: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) is expected to miss at least one start after he strained...[+] his right oblique in his start against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Sept. 19. SP Dan Straily will likely take his rotation spot.
• 9/19 Call to the Pen: Brett Anderson Leaves Start with Injury: It’s a dangerous thing to be a starting pitcher in Detroit these days. One night after the Tigers’ Max Scherzer left...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson leaves start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) left his start Wednesday, Sept. 19, after two-plus innings due to a strained right...[+] oblique.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson awaiting MRI results: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (oblique) was sent for an MRI Wednesday, Sept. 19, and the team...[+] is still awaiting results.
• 9/19 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: September 19, 2012: The one sure prediction from yesterday's Game Picks was the weather on the East Coast. Said it would wreck havoc on games...
• 9/19 Swingin' A's: Tigers Maul Griffin, A’s Start Roadtrip In Ugly Fashion: It’s pretty safe to say this was about as far from how the A’s hoped to kick off this ultra important roadtrip as...
• 9/14 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes: @Orioles 3, Rays 2 (14): “Words fail / Buildings tumble / The ground opens wide; / Light beams / down from heaven / They stand...
• 9/14 Baseball News Source: Weaver Slows Down Athletics and Anderson: Weaver wins 17th game after missing start Jered Weaver missed his last start with biceps tendinitis and returned to tossed seven...
• 9/13 Baseball News Source: A’s – Nationals Off-Season Trade Helping Both Teams: Gonzalez is is 19-7 with a 2.93 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP In Gio Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals have a frontline starter who can carry...
• 9/13 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Thursday: September 13, 2012: Picture a middle aged guy with a ponytail dancing and singing the schmaltzy, "What a difference a day makes," song. Yes,...
• 9/11 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s Brandon McCarthy Released from Hospital:  McCarthy was discharged from California Pacific Medical Campus Last Wednesday on the mound in his home ballpark, Brandon McCarthy...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | No talk of limiting Brett Anderson: There has been no talk of the Oakland Athletics limiting SP Brett Anderson's innings next season after he underwent Tommy John...[+] surgery 14 months ago. 'It could be something we discuss but it's not on the radar yet,' manager Bob Melvin said. 'Maybe the fact that he is pitching for a month and a half this year will have something to do with next year.'
• 9/7 The Beanball: How Are the Oakland Athletics Winning?: The Oakland Athletics were not supposed to be good in 2012. During the off-season, the A’s traded three-forths of their...
• 9/4 The Baseball Page: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of September 3: Welcome back to Dixon’s picks. I’d like to thank Clave for covering...
• 9/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 133: A’s sweep the Red Sox and extend their win streak to nine and also meaning that on September 2nd, yes September 2nd the...
• 9/3 SOX & Dawgs: Monday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/3: At this point, there's not much we can say about the 2012 Boston Red Sox. Right now they stink worse than when your dog farts...
• 9/3 Baseball News Source: Are The A’s In The Midst Of “Moneyball: The Sequel”?: Somewhere in Hollywood, writers are cranking out a script for Moneyball: The Sequel. If not, they should be. The surprising Oakland...
• 9/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of September 3: Welcome back to Dixon’s picks. I’d like to thank Clave for covering for me last week. He did a good job, almost too...
• 9/3 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 23: After a bad end to a bad month, the Indians aimed to get on the right track by opening up September with a win on Saturday. The...
• 9/2 mlbreports.com : Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon: Will Their Absences Be Amplified Down the Stretch?: Sunday September 2nd, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: It has been a couple of weeks since Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon were suspended...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/2: The last time the Boston Red Sox were 10 games under .500, Bill Clinton was seven months into his second term as President of...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/2: The last time the Boston Red Sox were 10 games under .500, Bill Clinton was seven months into his second term as President of...
• 9/2 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: The Oakland A's Are Real...And Scary: When is the shoe going to drop? When is the fairy tale that has been the Oakland Athletics season finally gong...

• 8/31 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout mainlines caffeine as he analyzes the Oakland Athletics...
• 8/31 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchups: 8/31-9/2: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, August 31 @ 10:05 PM Aaron Cook, RHP (3-7, 4.76) vs  Brandon ...
• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | A.J. Griffin to start Saturday: Oakland Athletics SP A.J. Griffin (shoulder) will be activated from the disabled to start Saturday, Sept. 1. SP Brett Anderson...[+] will now pitch Sunday, Sept. 2.
• 8/31 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchups: 8/31-9/2: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, August 31 @ 10:05 PM Aaron Cook, RHP (3-7, 4.76) vs  Brandon ...
• 8/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #130: Oakland Athletics (71-57) at Cleveland Indians (55-74): By Mike Brandyberry The Indians did not score a run last night. The Indians did not score a run Monday night. The Indians did...
• 8/29 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball Late Season Pickups: Late Season Fantasy Baseball Pickups Fantasy Football has taken over...
• 8/28 High Heat Stats: Game notes from Monday, August 27: Mariners 1, @Twins 0: I think we have our AL Pitcher of the Month. Felix Hernandez won his 4th 1-0 shutout of the year and his...
• 8/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #129: Oakland Athletics (70-57) at Cleveland Indians (55-73): By Mike Brandyberry Monday night the Indians played in front of a crowd that could have been a friends and family gathering,...
• 8/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Braden’s Days With Oakland Over?: The exploratory surgery that Dallas Braden took to examine how his shoulder was (not) healing, revealed that he has a torn rotator...
• 8/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Indians @ A’s Game 127: Brett Anderson pitched another gem holding off the Tribe as the A’s win again 2-0 and improve to a whopping thirteen games...
• 8/28 WahoosOnFirst: Roberto Hernandez Injured as Athletics Shut Out Indians 3-0: Brett Anderson shut down Cleveland’s bats and Roberto Hernandez struggled and left the game with an injury Monday night...
• 8/27 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Daisuke Matsuzaka Leads Boston over Kansas City: Kansas City 1 – Boston 5 - Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven strong innings, striking out six, walking to and allowing five...
• 8/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Missing Fans and Missing Offense Makes For a Quiet Defeat; Athletics 3, Indians 0: By Mike Brandyberry Twelve hours of rain in Cleveland on Monday chased all the fans away from Progressive Field. It seemed to...
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Brett Anderson Dominates Again: The timing couldn’t have been better for the Oakland Athletics. After missing more than a full year while recovering from...
• 8/27 Baseball Musings: Pitching Dominance: Oakland didn’t score many runs Monday night, but three was more than enough as three pitchers combine for a shutout of the...
• 8/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Acquire Anthony Recker From Oakland [UPDATE / Maine DFA'd]: The Cubs and A’s have swapped catchers that they each DFA’d last week.  Here’s the timeline of events from...
• 8/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #128: Oakland Athletics (69-57) at Cleveland Indians (55-72): By Mike Brandyberry Sunday the Indians had a chance to win their first series since late July, but the offense couldn’t find...
• 8/27 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: David Fung Talks Oakland Athletics: The Indians have a chance to play spoiler this week as they kick off a four-game series with the surprisingly good Oakland Athletics...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Acquire Anthony Recker For Blake Lalli: 12:59pm: The Athletics will obtain catcher Blake Lalli from the Cubs in the deal, Slusser reports (on Twitter). Chicago designated...
• 8/27 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of August 27: Last week I filled in for Nash on his ‘Ask Nash‘ column and hopefully I didn’t butcher it too bad. This week...
• 8/24 Full Spectrum Baseball: Uggh….Like an Uninvited Guest, Roger Clemens is Back.Roger Clemens had a storied career. Now, he’s like a cold sore....
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Scouts impressed with Brett Anderson: One scout was extremely impressed with Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson's first start back since returning from Tommy John...[+] surgery. 'He threw as good as (Clayton) Kershaw,' said one scout. 'He was awesome. He was throwing 94 (mph), with a good curveball and a changeup that was so good, everyone was on their front foot. I know it was only the Twins. But he just carved them up.'
• 8/23 Call to the Pen: The Surprising Oakland Athletics Make Their Move: For a team that so recently had a feature film made in their honor starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the Oakland Athletics haven’t...
• 8/22 mlbreports.com : Stephen Drew: Another Great Move by Billy Beane: Thursday August 23rd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  Before the trading deadline, it was thought that the Oakland A’s were going...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Twins @ A’s Game 122: Wow. What a night. The long anti**** Brett Anderson return was all that we wanted as A’s fans and then some. The A’s...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Anderson Reinstated; Straily Optioned: The A’s have activated Brett Anderson from the disabled list. He had been pitching previously in Sacramento on a rehab assignment...
• 8/22 Baseball News Source: Colon Suspended 50 Games for PEDs: Somehow, it was not a surprise to hear this afternoon that the Oakland A’s right-hander has been suspended 50 games for...
• 8/22 StanGraphs: Come on Down, Bartolo Colon!: Banned Substance Bonanza continues with today’s contestant, none other than Oakland A’s starting pitcher Bartolo Colon! My...
• 8/22 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Move Over Melky, Colon Needs Seat on Suspended List: Melky Cabrera is no longer the only high-profile drug suspension of the season. Major League Baseball...
• 8/22 High Heat Stats: It happened on Tuesday: Giants 4, @Dodgers 1: Down by 4 in the 6th, with no outs and the meat of the order coming up, you take no baserunning chances...
• 8/22 Call to the Pen: Bartolo Colon Suspended for Testosterone: It doesn’t have a flashy name, like “the cream” or “the clear,” but apparently synthetic testosterone...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bartolo Colon Fails Drug Test: 50 Game Suspension Awaits: I have not been crazy about Bartolo Colon. I have found him to be sort of boring to watch and I have also just assumed that at...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Anthony Recker Designated for Assignment: Anthony Recker was designated for assignment today by the A’s. Recker, who made the club out of spring training parti****...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Bartolo Colon Fails MLB Drug Test: Bartolo Colon has failed an MLB-issued drug test and has been suspended for 50 games, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com....
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson fantastic in debut: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed a run on four hits and struck out six in seven innings to beat the Minnesota Twins...[+] Tuesday, Aug. 21. It was his first start of the year following Tommy John surgery.
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: A’s Acquire Stephen Drew to Bolster Offense: Strengthened with the return of left-hander Brett Anderson and right-hander Brandon McCarthy to what is one of the best starting...
• 8/20 Baseball News Source: Brett Anderson Rejoins Already Deep A’s Rotation: Already boasting the second-best starters’ ERA in the American League at 3.77, the Oakland A’s rotation will get a...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson lighter: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson said he is down to 225 to 230 pounds this year. Anderson weighed 248 pounds during his last...[+] major league start.
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Designate Anthony Recker For Assignment: The Athletics announced that they designated catcher Anthony Recker for assignment. The move creates 40-man roster space for Brett...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to debut Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will make his 2012 debut Tuesday, Aug. 21, with a start against the Minnesota Twins....[+]
• 8/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws bullpen session Saturday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Aug. 18, and could rejoin the team before...[+] the end of the season. 'We'll find a way to get him in there at some point,' manager Bob Melvin said. 'He's that good.'
• 8/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Could the Indians Retool Instead of Rebuild?: by Bob Toth Manny Acta made some headlines earlier this week when, as a guest with ESPN’s Jim Bowden on “Inside Pitch”...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Dallas Braden: Two years and three months ago, Dallas Braden was on top of the baseball world. He had just thrown 19th perfect game in baseball...
• 8/17 Swingin' A's: Forever Young:   Last offseason, brought the return of pitching coach Curt Young back to the Athletics after a brief and tumultuous year...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson could return soon: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw a bullpen session during the team's next homestand, at which point he'll...[+] be evaluated for a possible return to the rotation.
• 8/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: McCarthy Activated; Sogard Placed on 15-Day: As expected Brandon McCarthy was activated to make tonight’s start against the White Sox. In two starts at Triple-A Sacramento...
• 8/11 A's Farm: Friday, August 10th: Anderson Pitches Cats to Victory in Impressive Rehab Start as Bees Win and Hounds & Ports Fall:   A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats    3 Oklahoma City RedHawks ...
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson may make another rehab start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) may make another rehab start after his start with Triple-A Sacramento Friday, Aug....[+] 10, before rejoining the team.
• 8/8 Baseball News Source: A’s Bartolo Colon – Winning With Finesse – Not Power: Nothing about veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon makes sense. In a rotation rich with talented young arms – including Brett...
• 8/5 Baseball News Source: Red Sox’ Franklin Morales Starting to Fulfill Expectations: Sometimes, it takes starting pitching prospects with live arms longer to reach their Major League potential than minor leaguers...
• 8/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Is Oakland A’s pitcher Dan Straily a must add for fantasy owners?: What if I told you a pitcher would be available on the waiver wire today who has a K/9 of 11.38, a BB/9 of 2.38, an ERA of 1.36...
• 8/2 Broad Street Believers: 2011 MLB Season Preview: BSB-Style: (UPDATE:  BSB is about to begin the 2012 MLB Preview, so we figured it would be a good time to look back at the 2011 Preview...
• 8/2 Baseball News Source: Daniel Straily – A’s Call Up Baseball’s Strikeout Leader: You will not find the player who leads the minors and the majors in strikeouts this year on any top prospect lists. By his own...

• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson rehabs: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) allowed four hits and two earned runs while walking two and striking out four in four...[+] rehab innings Tuesday, July 31. He allowed one home run and threw 41 of his 73 pitches for strikes.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to make rehab start Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw approximately 75 pitches in a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday,...[+] July 31, against Reno.
• 7/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Let’s Make a Deal: A.J. Griffin: The A’s are improbably in the thick of the American League playoff picture at 54-45 and holding a one and a half game lead...
• 7/27 Jays Journal: Jays Journal Features: The Yunel Escobar Rumours: It’s a little ironic that Yunel Escobar was acquired, along with Jo-Jo Reyes, in return for SS Alex Gonzalez, RP Tim Collins...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s Trade Deadline Moves And Billy Beane: Fueled by a rotation that is tops in the American League and fourth in the majors with a 3.37 ERA, the Oakland A’s are surprising...
• 7/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to pitch Thursday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw around four innings or 60 pitches for Triple-A Sacramento Thursday, July...[+] 26. The Toronto Blue Jays are believed to be interested in trading for Anderson.
• 7/24 Bay Area Sports Guy: What do the A’s do with their abundance of pitching?: The young starting staff for the A’s dazzled against the New York Yankees in the four-game series, accounting for three...
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws 35 pitches in rehab outing: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) made his first minor-league rehab appearance Saturday, July 21, for Class A Stockton....[+] It was his first game action since June 5, 2011, as he is recovering from Tommy John surgery. 'The results were OK,' Anderson said. 'The fact that I was pitching on a mound in a game was good.' Anderson allowed two runs and four hits over two innings. The next step will be for Anderson to step up his pitch count to between 45 and 60 throws. The date and location of his next rehab outing has yet to be determined.
• 7/22 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: July 22: Top stories Cosart pitches career outing: While it appears the gaudy strikeout numbers may be in the past, Jarred Cosart has still...
• 7/21 Call to the Pen: Red Sox And Athletics Can Help Each Other at Trade Deadline: Do you remember that scene in the very beginning of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, on one where the candy man is singing...
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws bullpen session: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw a bullpen session Wednesday, July 18, and will make a rehab start for Single-A...[+] Stockton Saturday, July 21. He likely will make three or four starts during his rehab assignment and will pitch for Stockton and Triple-A Sacramento.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw three-inning sim game: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is expected to throw a three-inning simulated game at the team's spring training complex...[+] in Arizona Monday, July 16. Barring any setbacks, he'll then set out on a minor-league rehab assignment. The team is tentatively pointing to a return date around the second week of August.
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson rehab update: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Sunday, July 8. He will...[+] throw to hitters in Arizona Wednesday, July 11, and Sunday, July 15. If all goes well, Anderson could begin a minor league rehab assignment shortly thereafter.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson clears major hurdle: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) faced live hitters Friday, July 9, for the first time since being temporarily shut...[+] down May 19. 'He threw 25 pitches, all of his pitches. Breaking balls, the whole bit,' manager Bob Melvin said. 'He'll throw a bullpen here on Sunday and then the next step is to go to Arizona and do two innings.'
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw to hitters Tuesday, July 3, likely the final step before embarking on a...[+] rehab assignment.
• 7/2 BoSox Injection: Red Sox & Athletics Series Q&A: After a somewhat disappointing four-game split in Seattle against the lowly Mariners, the Red Sox are in Oakland to take on...

• 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws bullpen: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, June 27, and used fastballs and changeups....[+] 'Free and easy,' manager Bob Melvin said. 'Before he had a little bit of a setback, he was getting close to potentially pitching in a game, so we'll go through this route again. Everything feels good, and obviously we're going to be careful with him. He's a guy we're looking forward to getting back but certainly not one we're going to rush.' Anderson will throw another bullpen Sunday, July 1.
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw off mound again: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is traveling with the team, and he is expected to throw off a mound Tuesday, June...[+] 26. It will be the second time he has done so since undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer. Anderson still requires a lot of rest between mound sessions, and there is no timetable for when he'll return to game action.
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws from mound: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw 20 pitches off a mound Saturday, June 23. 'Quick, efficient, command was there,'...[+] manager Bob Melvin said.
• 6/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throwsOakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw on flat ground Tuesday, June 19, and hopes to throw off a mound next week....[+] Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw on flat ground Tuesday, June 19, and hopes to throw off a mound next week.
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson resumes throwing: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (Tommy John surgery) resumed throwing Saturday, June 9, after being shut down for several...[+] weeks by forearm tightness.

• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson shut down: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm) has been shut down for several days because of forearm stiffness. However, it is...[+] not considered to be a major concern because he's already ahead of schedule and forearm stiffness is often experienced by pitchers recovering from Tommy John surgery.
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throwOakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw around 40 pitches in a bullpen session Monday, May 14....[+] Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw around 40 pitches in a bullpen session Monday, May 14.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson ahead of schedule: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is ahead of schedule in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he's hoping to make...[+] a start in extended spring training next week. He could alternate rehab starts with Single-A Stockton and Triple-A Sacramento later this month, and if he doesn't suffer any setbacks, Anderson could rejoin the rotation by the end of June or in early July.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw two sets of 20 pitches to hitters without a screen and used all of his pitches...[+] Thursday, May 3.
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw Thursday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw all of his pitchers to live hitters Thursday, May 3. He'll throw 20 pitches,...[+] sit down and then throw 20 more.

• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Brandon Beachy: It's not easy for potential stars to arrive in the Major Leagues with less fanfare than Brandon Beachy in the present day...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Examining The Madison Bumgarner Extension: It’s not surprising that Madison Bumgarner's part of the Giants’ long-term vision. The 22-year-old is establishing himself...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw bullpen Friday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will throw another bullpen Friday, April 13, and will then throw live batting practice...[+] in the minors in 'the next week or two.'
• 4/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees are excellent at developing pitchers: Over the years the Yankees have received endless criticism for their development of pitchers. This criticism is based on the...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws bullpen: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw a 45-pitch bullpen session for his first bullpen Tuesday, April 10, and said...[+] he feels great. Anderson said his fastball is the best it's been in a year and a half.

• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: 2012 Oakland A’s Preview: This year because the A’s start so early and the rest of the teams start so late – well, the rest of the teams excluding...
• 3/19 The Baseball Page: Season Preview Oakland AthleticsSeason Preview Oakland Athletics...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics restocked their farm system and restored outfield depth this offseason, but their future in Oakland remains unresolved. Major...
• 3/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Claim Brandon Hicks Off Waivers: The A’s claimed infielder Brandon Hicks off of waivers from the Atlanta Braves today. In a related move the A’s placed...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Claim Brandon Hicks: The A's announced that they claimed infielder Brandon Hicks from the Braves. Oakland placed left-hander Brett Anderson on...

• 2/15 The Daily Catch: A Cesped-y Rebuild?: This article is courtesy of our friends at Athletics Nation Written by: Nico News that the A’s have signed Yoenis Cespedes...
• 2/13 For Baseball Junkies: Yoenis Cespedes Signs With A's For Record Deal: The A's dropped a bombs**** on the free agent landscape today by signing Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year deal reportedly...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Taking Stock Of Recent Early-Career Extensions: Some franchises have had tremendous success locking up star players to team-friendly extensions early on in their careers. The...
• 2/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Josh Red****: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members of...
• 2/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pineda Finds Himself In Good Company: With all the discussion about Michael Pineda’s ability to pitch in the AL East following his trade, our readers should be very...

• 1/30 MLBTradeRumors: The Worst Extensions From Two Offseasons Ago: Nearly a billion dollars across 112 contract years was committed to 33 players with less than six years of Major League service...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Daniel Hudson: The Diamondbacks' Daniel Hudson has a sweet resume for a starting pitcher with one year and 117 days of Major League service...
• 1/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Floors, Coco and Other Moves:   Buster Olney of ESPN speculated that there exists an unwritten salary floor in MLB and he suspected it to be about $40M....
• 1/6 MLB Dirt: Are the Athletics Done Dealing?: It is obvious that the Athletics are in a rebuilding process. They have dealt Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez, and Andrew Bailey this...
• 1/5 The Golden Sombrero: Top 50 Prospects: # 15 – Jarrod Parker: #15 Jarrod Parker Oakland Athletics DOB: 11/24/1988 Previous Rank: 8 ETA: 2011 Parker missed 2010 due to Tommy John, and it took...
• 1/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Floors, Coco and Other Moves:   Buster Olney of ESPN speculated that there exists an unwritten salary floor in MLB and he suspected it to be about $40M....

• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Madison Bumgarner: The Matt Moore extension showed any young pitcher is a candidate for a multiyear extension, regardless of service time.  Once...
• 12/24 MLB Dirt: Athletics Future Rotation: Year in and year out the Athletics’ rotation has been very solid. Last year’s rotation featured a handful of young starters...
• 12/24 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. Starting Pitchers: Part II: If there's one thing you can always take to the bank, it's that this group of pitchers is almost certain to lose money...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Acquire Gio Gonzalez: The Athletics will trade Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals in a deal that further depletes Oakland's pitching staff and adds to...
• 12/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss? Part Two:   Yesterday I looked into whether or not Trevor Cahill‘s departure represents a big loss for the Oakland A’s...
• 12/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss? Part Two:   Yesterday I looked into whether or not Trevor Cahill‘s departure represents a big loss for the Oakland A’s...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Lock Up Matt Moore: The Rays have aut**** another precedent-setting contract, locking up 22-year-old phenom Matt Moore for at least five years, according...
• 12/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Have We Seen the Last of Tyson Ross?: The A’s had a great rotation in 2011, but perhaps greater than anything was the depth. In a season that started out with...
• 12/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Have We Seen the Last of Tyson Ross?: The A’s had a great rotation in 2011, but perhaps greater than anything was the depth. In a season that started out with...

• 11/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Happy Thanksgiving: Buster Olney reports that he believes David DeJesus has an arbitration gentlemen’s agreement in place, he writes, “Arbitration...
• 11/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gio Gonzalez Offer Flatly Rejected: This morning, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald’s Fish Bytes Blog wrote about the latest in the murmurs we hear about...
• 11/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Long Half-Life of Trades: The title of this piece is beyond obvious. Everyone knows trades can have far sweeping ramifications for a club, and that they...
• 11/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: New Athletic: Jason Pridie and a Grady Sizemore Update:   The A’s completed a minor deal last night signing Jason Pridie formerly of the New York Mets. Pridie had been outrighted...
• 11/28 Swingin' A's: A’s In 2011 Review: Brett Anderson: Brett Anderson has long been considered one of Oakland’s brightest young pitchers, but injuries have limited the young lefty...
• 11/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Happy Thanksgiving: Buster Olney reports that he believes David DeJesus has an arbitration gentlemen’s agreement in place, he writes, “Arbitration...
• 11/22 Swingin' A's: Rumors: Asking Price For Gio Gonzalez Too High?: Rumors have been swirling around A’s young lefty Gio Gonzalez recently, but the A’s asking price for their prized...
• 11/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gio Gonzalez Offer Flatly Rejected: This morning, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald’s Fish Bytes Blog wrote about the latest in the murmurs we hear about...
• 11/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: A’s want a Haren-Type Package for Gonzalez: When the Oakland Athletics traded Dan Haren after the 2007 season they landed a package of six-players that included Carlos...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Gonzalez, Bailey, Oliver, Wilson: Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death earlier today. MLBTR extends condolences to Halman's friends and loved...
• 11/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Long Half-Life of Trades: The title of this piece is beyond obvious. Everyone knows trades can have far sweeping ramifications for a club, and that they...
• 11/20 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Oakland Athletics: 74-88, 3rd place, 22 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Oakland Athletics.  Each day (except...
• 11/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: New Athletic: Jason Pridie and a Grady Sizemore Update:   The A’s completed a minor deal last night signing Jason Pridie formerly of the New York Mets. Pridie had been outrighted...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: A's Designate Trystan Magnuson For Assignment : The A's announced that they designated right-hander Trystan Magnuson for assignment. In corresponding moves, the A's reinstated left-handers...

• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: As the Athletics await resolution on their stadium situation, they’ll look to restore outfield depth and improve their weak...

• 9/23 Baseball Daily Digest: Blog Eat Blog: Agony of Defeat: I was at the Oakland O.co Coliseum last Friday night, and witnessed the Tigers’ 3-1 victory over the A’s that clinched the...
• 9/23 mlbreports.com : Oakland Athletics: What Went Wrong in 2011 and Looking to 2012: Friday September 23, 2011     Sam Evans (Intern – MLB reports):  Going into this season, the Oakland Athletics were...
• 9/22 Giants Nirvana: Two quick charts to illustrate Madison Bumgarner’s awesomeness: Rk Player SO/BB IP Year Age Tm Lg GS ERA ERA+ 1 Bret Saberhagen 4.16 235.1 1985 21 KCR AL 32 2.87 145 2 Don Sutton 4.02 225.2...
• 9/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Arbitration Cases Preview:   MLBTradeRumors.com had a summary of all of Oakland’s arbitration eligible players this morning. They started their...

• 8/30 Swingin' A's: Rethinking Oakland’s 2nd “Big Three”: Remember these guys? Heading into the season, many believed that Oakland’s pitching staff would be enough to keep the team...
• 8/12 The Golden Sombrero: The Connie Mack World Series vs. Area Code Games: On Twitter this morning, Oakland pitcher and former CMWS (2005 and 2006) and Area Code Games (2004) parti**** Brett Anderson,...
• 8/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Teams Are What They Are: Some would-be “experts” might not want to indulge in a stroll down memory lane, but if you look at clubs before the...

• 7/22 B-R Blog: 25+ QS Since 2007 By Pitcher 25 Or Younger: Since 2007, through yesterday, how many pitchers had 25+ Quality Starts where they were 25 or younger in that game? Here is the...
• 7/22 B-R Blog: A rare tough loss for Sabathia in pinstripes: Thursday night, CC Sabathia allowed 2 runs in a CG (8-inning) loss to the Rays. It was the first time as a Yankee that Sabathia...
• 7/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Tigers Game 98:   10:23PM EDT: 96 mph hour fastball safely in the glove of Kurt Suzuki after Miguel Cabrera waved at it. Game over. Hideki...
• 7/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2007 Dan Haren deal as a comp for Ubaldo: It’s pretty rare that a top-flight pitcher who is signed to team-friendly contract for multiple years becomes available,...
• 7/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Regards to Brett Anderson: Get Well Soon, Brett Anderson. He's one of our favorites, as is the awesome Susan Slusser. From her SF Chronicle piece: Genevieve...
• 7/16 NY Baseball Digest: SNY on Kiner, Gangland, Reyes Video, Ubaldo an Injury Risk: Next Thursday SNY will be airing a special on Ralph Kiner at 7pm. Newsday’s Neil Best reports that among those interviewed...
• 7/15 SoDo Mojo: Aardsma To Have Surgery: More bad news Mariner fans…   Aardsma to have Tommy John Surgery. -per Shannon Drayer   I have to admit I saw...
• 7/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 93: 8:45PM PDT: Weeks needs some help on the basepaths. He steals second but slides way too late, and this headfirst stuff sliding...
• 7/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Start 2nd Half with TJS for Anderson: In not-entirely-surprising news, Brett Anderson went under the knife yesterday for Tommy John surgery in Pensacola, Florida. Anderson...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: DeVoss, Adams, White Sox: The A's announced that Brett Anderson underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow. Dr. James Andrews...
• 7/14 Call to the Pen: Brett Anderson Had Tommy John Surgery: Brett Anderson’s fears were realized Thursday morning, as the A’s starter underwent Tommy John surgery. … [visit site...
• 7/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Grounders and Popups in the First Half: We did this a couple of weeks into the season, and hope to have more meaningful data to share when looking at pitchers from the...

• 6/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Allen Webster: the Dodgers' most underrated prospect: When the Dodgers drafted Allen Webster in the 18th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of McMichael High School in North Carolina,...
• 6/24 Brotherly Glove: The Anemic Athletics: The Phillies kick off a weekend series against the visiting Oakland Athletics tonight, with Vance Worley taking on Guillermo Moscoso....
• 6/20 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (39-30) at OAK (30-40): The Oakland A's -- the only team the San Francisco Giants haven't lost to this year -- will host the defending World Series champions...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Sign Doug Mathis: The Athletics have signed Doug Mathis to a minor league deal according to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League transactions page....
• 6/17 Chicken Friars: A’s Face Tough Decision With Ellis: Tough Choice: Will Mark Ellis return as Oakland's everyday second baseman? (Photo Credit: ProRumors.com) While the A’s...
• 6/17 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (39-30) at OAK (30-40): The Oakland A's -- the only team the San Francisco Giants haven't lost to this year -- will host the defending World Series champions...
• 6/14 My Pinstripes: FullCountPitch - The Full Count: Susan Slusser: Susan Slusser talks about the stumbling A'sSusan Slusser has been on the Oakland A’s beat for 13 years for the San Francisco...
• 6/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Decisions, Decisions (Roster and Medical):   Very quickly, the A’s had good news today. Following Brett Anderson‘s meeting with Dr. James Andrews, Brett...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Sign Greg Smith, Cory Wade: The Yankees have signed southpaw Greg Smith and right-hander Cory Wade to minor league contracts, according to the International...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Weaver, Davis, Anderson, Ellis: As the Angels and Mariners begin a three-game series at Safeco Field tonight, let's look at some items concerning those clubs...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: A's Fire Geren, Hire Melvin : Mired in a nine-game losing streak, the Athletics are making changes. They announced this morning that they have relieved...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Weeks, Matsui, Anderson, Draft: Jemile Weeks collects walks just like his older brother Rickie, but while the elder Weeks hits for power, Jemile is more of a...
• 6/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Swift And Deadly 6.7.2011: The MLB Draft and destruction of legendary tales. I…I’m almost unable to speak; to fathom; to understand. The new...
• 6/1 The Captain's Blog: Handy Men: Arod and Granderson Have an About Face Against Lefties: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By roughing up Brett...

• 5/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 52: Yankees 5, Athletics 0: As the Yankees continued down the West Coast, they kicked off their series against the Oakland Athletics with a bang.  Bartolo...
• 5/28 B-R Blog: Joey Devine: No Earned Runs in Last 30.1 IP since 2008: Oakland reliever Joey Devine is back after reconstructive elbow surgery that cost him the entire 2009-10 seasons. Devine finished...
• 5/15 Baseball Moves: Week 7 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 7. Assuming the week starts on Monday....

• 4/18 Baseball Moves: Week 3 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 3....
• 4/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Grounders and Pop Ups: It's still a bit early for any 2011 statistic to mean very much in the grand scheme of things, but it can be insightful to get...

• 3/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson set to pitch April 2: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson will make his first regular season start in the second game of the season Saturday, April...[+] 2, against the Seattle Mariners, reports Jane Lee, of MLB.com.
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson in line to start Opening Day: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson is in line to start Friday, April 1, according to The Oakland Tribune's Joe Stiglich. SP Gio...[+] Gonzalez was in line to start, but Anderson's last spring outing was rained out and that pushed everyone back a day. Athletics manager Bob Geren may have a decision as early as Thursday, March 24.
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to work Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson was slated to start Monday, March 21, but the Cactus League game against the Los Angeles Dodgers...[+] was rained out, reports Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle. Manager Bob Geren said Anderson will be pushed back to start Tuesday, March 22.
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson looks sharp: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed two runs -- one earned -- and three hits with a walk over 5 2/3 innings Tuesday, March...[+] 15, against the Chicago Cubs, reports Jane Lee, of MLB.com. Anderson has allowed seven runs in four spring appearances over 14 innings.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson improves on first start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson pitched much better in his second start of the spring Sunday, March 6, allowing one hit and...[+] striking out five in three scoreless innings, reports Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson lost weight in offseason: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson lost 10 pounds in the offseason while focusing on strengthening his elbow and shoulder, according...[+] to The Mercury News' Joe Stiglich. Anderson experimented with his changeup Tuesday, March 1, when he allowed two homers to the Cincinnati Reds. 'Any breaking ball that has a lot of velocity to it is stressful (on the elbow),' pitching coach Ron Romanick said. 'The changeup is probably the least stressful pitch you can throw because you're not turning your hand late.'
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Gio Gonzalez, Brett Anderson yield different results Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SP Gio Gonzalez looked sharp in the spring game against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday, March 1, while SP Brett...[+] Anderson was lit up, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Gonzalez struck out five of the six batters he faced in his two innings while Anderson allowed four runs in one of his innings of work.

• 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson, Gio Gonzalez to work Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SPs Brett Anderson and Gio Gonzalez are scheduled to pitch Tuesday, March 1, in a Cactus League game against...[+] the Cincinnati Reds, reports Jane Lee, of MLB.com.
• 2/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Enter spring looking for fifth starter: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren has four-fifths of his pitching rotation set with SPs Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Gio Gonzalez...[+] and Dallas Braden, according to The Oakland Tribune's Joe Stiglich. Geren is looking for a fifth starter, and SP Josh Outman or SP Rich Harden could fill that role.

• 1/19 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Oakland Athletics: The 2010 Oakland Athletics were a team with a highly-effective pitching staff (lowest team ERA in the AL) and that was reflected...
• 1/7 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: North Side Notables: Big Z could be a big steal come March.  (Getty) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier impact players...

• 12/6 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - Starting Pitchers: Greinke could return to his MLB elite status in 2011.(AP) Baseball Press presents a new miniseries titled "Three Up, Three...

• 11/29 Baseball Press: Forget Me Not - Injured Pitchers: After missing all of 2010 with an injury, is Joe Nathan still an elite closer? (Getty) Fantasy baseball owners usually suffer...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Nats, Kuroda, Marks, Counsell: Thursday night linkage.. Nats reliever Joe Bisenius has elected free agency after being outrighted, according to Bill Ladson...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Unwilling to trade select pitchers: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said he is unwilling to trade SPs Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Gio Gonzalez or...[+] Dallas Braden in order to land more power to the lineup, according to SportingNews.com.
• 11/10 Giants Nirvana: Vin Mazzaro Traded for David DeJesus: Vin Mazzaro was just traded to the Royals in exchange for David DeJesus and LHP Justin Marks. This was a good move by the...

• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson earns win Saturday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (7-6) earned his fourth win in his last six starts Saturday, Oct. 2, against the Seattle Mariners,...[+] according to The Associated Press. He allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits over seven innings, with one walk and six strikeouts.

• 9/27 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 27, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/23 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 23, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson sharp in no-decision: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson gave up one run and six hits while striking out one and walking one in 6 2/3 innings in a...[+] no-decision against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, Sept. 22, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/22 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 22, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/14 Baseball Moves: AL/NL POTW 9/6 – 9/12: AL Hitter Coco Crisp OAK OF (ESPN 62.3%) This week: 8/18, 6 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 7 SB, .444 AVG, 1.323 OPS. Extrapolated out, Coco...
• 9/12 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 12, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/11 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 11, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/7 PaulLebowitz.com: The Paul Effect: The Paul Effect (pôl -f kt), adj.---A syndrome named for Paul (The Prince of New York) Lebowitz related to and caused by an...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson has good start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed a run on four hits and no walks in a season-high 7 2/3 innings to beat the Seattle...[+] Mariners Monday, Sept. 6, The Associated Press reports. He struck out four and didn't walk a batter for the first time this season.
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson the loser Wednesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson lost to the New York Yankees Wednesday, Sept. 1, and has lost four of his last five starts,...[+] according to The Associated Press. He allowed eight hits in six innings.

• 8/31 Baseball Press: Roto Renaissance Men (Week 21): Hanley finally showing his 1st round value. (AP) Renaissance Man [ren' i-sans' man] n - a man who knows a lot about...
• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (knee) threw a bullpen session without an issue Monday, Aug. 30, and is set to make his start...[+] Wednesday, Sept. 1, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson expected to start Wednesday: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (knee) is expected to make his next scheduled start Wednesday,...[+] Sept. 1, according to The Associated Press. There was no swelling in his hyperextended right knee, which he injured Friday, Aug. 27, after his right foot landed in a hole on the mound.
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson has hyperextended right knee: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (knee) suffered a slightly hyperextended right knee during his start against the Texas Rangers...[+] Friday, Aug. 27, according to The Associated Press. He suffered the injury during the bottom of the second but was able to complete the inning. P Boof Bonser replaced Anderson in the third inning.
• 8/20 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Retrospective – Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks: On December 14th, 2007, the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired SP Dan Haren and RP Connor Robertson from the Oakland Athletics for...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson loses a tough one: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed a run on five hits and two walks while fanning seven in seven innings in his 2-0 loss...[+] to the Seattle Mariners Tuesday, Aug. 10, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson the winner Wednesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed three hits and two runs while striking out four and walking one in seven innings to...[+] beat the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, Aug. 4, for his first win since May 29, according to The Associated Press.

• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson struggles in return: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (2-2), who made his first start since June 3, gave up five runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings...[+] Friday, July 30, against the Chicago White Sox. Anderson was activated from the disabled list before the game with left elbow soreness, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson activated: The Oakland Athletics activated SP Brett Anderson (elbow) from the 15-day disabled list Friday, July 30, according to The Sports...[+] Network.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson won't have limitations: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will not have any restrictions placed on him in his first start...[+] back from the disabled list against the Chicago White Sox Friday, July 30, according to The Mercury News' Joe Stiglich.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to start Friday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will start against the Chicago White Sox Friday, July 30, according to the San Francisco...[+] Chronicle's Susan Slusser. Ps Cedrick Bowers and Ross Wolf are candidates to be sent down to make room for Anderson.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw bullpen on Wednesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will have a bullpen session on Wednesday, July 28, and The Associated Press reports...[+] if that goes well, he's expected to be activated off the 15-day DL and start Saturday, July 31, against the Chicago White Sox. Anderson has been out since June 4 with an inflamed left elbow.
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson rehabs Sunday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings with Triple-A Sacramento Sunday, July 25, giving up...[+] four hits while striking out nine and walking one, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Steve Kroner.
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson returning FridayOakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will return to start Friday, July 30, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports. ...[+] Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) will return to start Friday, July 30, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports.
• 7/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to make rehab start Sunday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is expected to make a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento Sunday, July 25, against...[+] Tacoma, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson could return Sunday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) could return to the rotation for a start Sunday, July 25, but the team will make a...[+] decision in the next 48 hours to determine if he is ready to return, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson makes another start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) allowed four runs on nine hits and a walk while fanning two in five innings at Triple-A...[+] Sacramento Tuesday, July 20, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports. It's possible he'll make another rehab start before returning.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to rehab Tuesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow, finger) will make another rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday, July 20, and...[+] is expected to throw roughly 80 to 85 pitches, according to The Oakland Tribune's Carl Steward. Anderson could return to the rotation for his next scheduled start.
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson makes another start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow, finger) allowed a run on seven hits and struck out four in four innings during his...[+] second rehab start in the Arizona League Thursday, July 15, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports.
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Second-half rotation announced: Oakland Athletics SP Gio Gonzalez will start the team's first game after the All-Star break, according to Susan Slusser of the...[+] San Francisco Chronicle. He will be followed in the rotation by SPs Trevor Cahill, Vin Mazzaro and Ben Sheets. SP Dallas Braden is a possibility to start the game after that and SP Brett Anderson is expected to enter the rotation the following week.
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson rehab update: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) allowed one run on four hits over two innings in an Arizona...[+] Rookie League game Friday, July 9, according to The Associated Press. He walked none and struck out two.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson has rehab game Friday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) has a rehab game scheduled for Friday, July 9, reports the San Francisco Chronicle’s...[+] Susan Slusser. Anderson will use only fastballs and changes, and he will add breaking pitches Wednesday, July 14. Anderson could return from the disabled list July 19 or July 20.
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson threw simulated game Sunday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) threw a 21-pitch simulated game Sunday, July 4, reports Susan Slusser, of the San...[+] Francisco Chronicle. Anderson threw all fastballs and changeups by design. He will likely pitch again Friday, July 9, probably in a rehab game.
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson likely to return after break: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is likely to return after the All-Star break, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan...[+] Slusser reports.
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to throw simulated game Sunday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is scheduled to throw 20 pitches during a simulated game Sunday, July 4, reports Susan...[+] Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson threw Monday: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said SP Brett Anderson (elbow) felt fine after throwing 40 pitches off a mound Monday, June...[+] 28, with hitters standing in the box, according to The Mercury News' Curtis Pashelka. The next step for Anderson will be to throw again Saturday, July 3, with hitters possibly swinging.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson update: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said SP Brett Anderson (elbow) is on track to begin throwing off a mound early next month,...[+] the San Jose Mercury News' Joe Stiglich reports.
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson could return after All-Star break: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said SP Brett Anderson (elbow) could return to the rotation shortly after the All-Star break...[+] if everything continues to go well with his rehab, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Anderson is completing the first week of his rehab program that is expected to last 30 to 35 days. He is up to a distance of 160 off of flat ground and will begin a round of bullpen sessions before going on a minor league rehab assignment.
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson may miss another month: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said SP Brett Anderson (elbow) may not return for three or four more weeks, The Associated...[+] Press reports.
• 6/4 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 4, 2010: A pair of streaking AL East hurlers clash in Toronto on Friday. (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three...
• 6/3 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 3, 2010: Two aces square off from Kauffman Stadium - Can Greinke find a win? (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the...

• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to make rehab start Monday: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) will make his first rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento...[+] Monday, May 24, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Anderson will throw 50-60 pitches Monday.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson throws Wednesday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) threw 41 pitches in a side session Wednesday, May 19, and is recovering 'very...[+] well,' according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Anderson seems to be on track to return sometime at the end of this month.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson could return May 29: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) could return to the starting rotation May 29 if everything goes well, according...[+] to ESPN's Buster Olney.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson begins throwing program: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) made 30 throws in the outfield Friday, May 7, and is scheduled to throw again...[+] Saturday, May 8, according to The Associated Press. It was the beginning of a throwing program for Anderson expected to last two to three weeks.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson to begin playing catch this weekend: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) is scheduled to begin playing catch Saturday, May 8, according to ESPN's...[+] Buster Olney.

• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson shut down: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) will be shut down for two weeks after being diagnosed with a muscle strain...[+] near his left flexor tendon, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser. Anderson could be out roughly four weeks, depending on how long it takes him to build his arm strength back up. His injury is the same one he suffered a few years ago, and the team will be extra cautious with him.
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson could miss four to six weeks: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm, elbow) could miss four to six weeks, although manager Bob Geren said he had not...[+] heard anything of the sort, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson expects to make start: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (elbow) felt tightness in his left elbow Saturday, April 24, and will throw a side session...[+] Tuesday, April 27, the San Francisco Chronicle's John Shea reports. He expects to make his next start.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Brett Anderson hurls quality start Saturday: Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson allowed one run on three hits over six innings Saturday, April 24, against the Cleveland Indians,...[+] according to The Associated Press. He walked one and struck out five but ended up with a no-decision.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Rival executives love Brett Anderson's deal for Oakland: Rival executives were surprised Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson signed a four-year deal worth only $12.5 million, according...[+] to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. 'That's a great deal - for Oakland,' one executive said. 'It's such a good deal that he could miss a full season and it would still be a good value. He could miss a significant portion of time, and they'd still feel good about it.'