Topic: Oakland Athletics
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics swapped pitchers, with the A's sending Daniel Farquhar north for former first-round pick David Purcey, the two clubs said Monday.Farquhar returns to Toronto after the Blue Jays traded the right-handed prospect last ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics and All-Star right-hander Trevor Cahill agreed to a five-year contract extension, the Major League Baseball team said on Monday.The deal is worth $30.5 million, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website (www.mlb.com), and ...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Trevor Cahill came out on top in a pitching duel with Ricky Romero, tossing eight brilliant innings to pick up his first win of the season as the Oakland Athletics edged the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday.An All-Star ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday when closing pitcher Andrew Bailey was cleared of serious injury, although he may still miss the start of the Major League Baseball season.Bailey left the mound at a spring ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics continued to revamp their bullpen by agreeing Wednesday to a two-year contract with free agent reliever Brian Fuentes.The deal includes a club option for 2013, the team said in news release. No financial terms were ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pitcher Rich Harden has returned to the Oakland Athletics after signing a one-year contract, Major League Baseball's official website said on Tuesday.The deal is worth $1.5 million plus incentives, the website (www.mlb.com) reported.Harden, 29, pitched for Oakland from ...
Right-hander Rich Harden finalizes $1.5 million, 1-year deal to return to Oakland AthleticsRich Harden is rejoining his first major league team.The right-hander and the Oakland Athletics finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract Tuesday after he passed a physical.Harden went 5-5 with a ...
People with knowledge of the deal say A's finalizing trade with Nats for Josh WillinghamTwo people with knowledge of the deal say the Athletics are close to finalizing a trade with the Washington Nationals to bring outfielder Josh Willingham to Oakland for ...
Person with knowledge of deal says A's, Rich Harden reach agreement on one-year dealA person with knowledge of the deal says right-hander Rich Harden has agreed to terms on a one-year contract to rejoin the Oakland Athletics.The person spoke on condition of ...
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The Oakland A's have agreed to terms with free agent slugger Hideki Matsui on a one-year contract, the American League team said Tuesday.The 36-year-old designated hitter/outfielder batted .274 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs in 145 games ...