The Pastime

According to reports the A’s official website, Kirk Saarloos and a player to be named later have been traded to the Reds for David Shafer and a player to be named later.
Saarloos will join former A’s Scott Hatteberg and Aaron Harang in the Queen City.
It appears that the 5th starter job is now down to […]

And I’m not talking about a piece of furniture, either.
I’ve asked a few friends of mine to share their thoughts on some questions that I think are on the average Oakland fan’s mind this season. I’ve also asked them to respond to one question about the current state of the game as we know it.
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With only Bobby Kielty left unsigned, the 2007 payroll is nearly complete. Here’s the projected 25-man roster, with each player’s estimated 2007 salary. The % column represents the portion of total team payroll that each player occupies. League minimum was used for players not yet eligible for arbitration or signed to mulri-year deals, and Bobby […]

With Spring Training rapidly approaching, it’s time to familiarize ourselves with the best of the team-specific baseball blogs out there. Need to know the down-low on how that rookie starting pitcher is going to fare against your team? Better know where to go. In the sixth of a six-part series, I’ll go through the NL […]