Sources: A’s reach out to Trumbo
Craig TaylorThe Oakland Athletics have reached out to free-agent slugger Mark Trumbo, sources told MLB Network insider Jon Heyman on Wednesday. OAK Homepage News
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Most amazing American League games of 2016
The American League champion Indians were just one of 15 teams in the AL, and each one had its own Game of the Year. In consultation with the MLB.com beat reporters for every team, here are the best individual games for each AL club during another fantastic year in Major League Baseball. OAK Homepage News
A’s Nunez among top winter league performers
There were high expectations for Stone Garrett ahead of his 2016 full-season debut with Class A Greensboro. However, the Marlins’ No. 7 prospect would appear in only 35 games before a practical joke by then-teammate Josh Naylor resulted in right thumb laceration and subsequent surgery that kept the 21-year-old outfielder out of action until mid-August….
Heat ’16! Swing into ’17 with fastest-pitch HRs
There’s a reason high velocity is prized in pitchers. It’s not easy to square up heat that approaches or reaches triple digits. OAK Homepage News
A’s will be patient piecing together young core
An Oakland club that enjoyed three consecutive postseason appearances is now mired in one of its worst stretches in franchise history, having compiled fewer than 70 wins in each of the last two seasons. The A’s hope for better in 2017, though contending could be tough. Rather, the A’s are expected to remain patient with…