Oakland Athletics Notes, Quotes 2009-03-19
--C Rob Bowen, who was the backup to Kurt Suzuki last season, was released by the A's. The .209 career hitter batted .200 this spring. The front-runner for the backup catcher job is now Landon Powell, who batted .230 last season for Class AAA Sacramento. ... more
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Oakland Athletics Roster Report 2009-03-19
Oakland has an interest mix of young (notably the rotation and much of the bullpen) and old, including free agent acquisition Jason Giambi, who won an MVP award while with the A's in 2000. The A's rotation is particularly inexperienced.... more
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Oakland Athletics Inside Pitch 2009-03-19
The A's might have one or two of their top pitching prospects with them when they break camp. Vin Mazzaro, Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson all have been impressive this spring while competing for at least one and possibly two spots. Mazzaro got his first... more
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Oakland Athletics Roster Report 2009-03-18
Oakland has an interest mix of young (notably the rotation and much of the bullpen) and old, including free agent acquisition Jason Giambi, who won an MVP award while with the A's in 2000. The A's rotation is particularly inexperienced.... more
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Oakland Athletics Inside Pitch 2009-03-18
The A's might have one or two of their top pitching prospects with them when they break camp. Vin Mazzaro, Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson all have been impressive this spring while competing for at least one and possibly two spots. Mazzaro got his first... more
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Oakland Athletics Notes, Quotes 2009-03-18
--C Rob Bowen, who was the backup to Kurt Suzuki last season, was released by the A's. The .209 career hitter batted .200 this spring. The front-runner for the backup catcher job is now Landon Powell, who batted .230 last season for Class AAA Sacramento. ... more
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Athletics 11, Diamondbacks 3
Arizona manager Bob Melvin was just happy to have Max Scherzer back on the mound. The young right-hander couldn't stop kicking himself over his costly error.Scherzer recorded just two outs in a rough spring debut Tuesday, allowing five runs, one earned, a... more
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A's release backup catcher Bowen
The Oakland Athletics released catcher Rob Bowen on Tuesday, likely opening the door for former first-round pick Landon Powell to back up Kurt Suzuki."We've got some internal options we feel good about, and it's also early enough in the spring for Rob to ... more
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Oakland Athletics Roster Report 2009-03-17
Oakland has an interest mix of young (notably the rotation and much of the bullpen) and old, including free agent acquisition Jason Giambi, who won an MVP award while with the A's in 2000. The A's rotation is particularly inexperienced.... more
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Oakland Athletics Inside Pitch 2009-03-17
The A's might have one or two of their top pitching prospects with them when they break camp. Vin Mazzaro, Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson all have been impressive this spring while competing for at least one and possibly two spots. Mazzaro got his first... more
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