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Josh Reddick was one of the Red Sox top hitting prospects ever since he burst onto the prospect scene in his first season in Low A back in 2007.

Following a disappointing series against the Los Angeles Angels in which the Oakland Athletics only managed to score a total of three runs and were held to just 10 hits in the three-game series, the A's need to address their struggling offense.

Because his dad's hands had been ravaged by a power plant accident, Josh Reddick made a call to the bullpen whenever he wanted to take batting practice as a kid.

The Oakland A's are beating all expectations this year. With role players like Jemile Weeks, Brandon Inge , and Cliff Pennington contributing stolen bases, grand slams and spectacular plays on the field -- the A's are deeper than most people thought.

Casey Pratt, Comcast Sports Net's A's insider joined Jason to talk about the Oakland Athletics.

Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane, infamous for his wheeling and dealing front office habits, made another seemingly brazen move in the offseason by sending All-Star closer Andrew Bailey to the Boston Red Sox in a deal centered around the largely unproven 25-year-old outfielder Josh Reddick .

Once the St. Louis Cardinals had completed one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball history and won the 2011 World Series, a fuse was lit in Oakland: What was to follow, in quick and stunning succession, was the roster being completely and unapologetically blown up.

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane continues to build mediocre teams that aren't good enough to contend for the playoffs but aren't bad enough to put the team in position to pick at the top of the draft.

The Oakland Athletics have not been talked about much through the first quarter of the season.

Yu Darvish pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Wednesday night.

On Deck will be here all season to provide you with everything you need to know about every Rangers series during the 2012 season.

If you were being honest with yourself, you knew back at the beginning of April that the Red Sox were not destined to get off to a good start.

With the shock of the off-season trade worn off, outfielder Ryan Sweeney of Cedar Rapids is making the most of his opportunity with the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox made a few trades this off-season in order to shore up their bullpen, rearrange some money, and get Mike Aviles in a position to be the team's starting shortstop.

If the Oakland Athletics decide to once again sell assets at the trade deadline, they should ship closer Grant Balfour to the New York Yankees .

For the majority of the baseball media, both MSM and more saber-friendly, the A's were predicted to be a horrible team.

During the offseason, the Boston Red Sox ' new front office made a bold move of trading shortstop Jed Lowrie and pitcher Kyle Weiland to the Houston Astros for reliever Mark Melancon.

When concocting a gourmet roster, a closing pitcher is often seen as a key ingredient.

Daniel Bard #51 of the Boston Red Sox relieved by Bobby Valentine #25 of the Boston Red Sox in the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park May 2, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.

As we enter week 5 in fantasy baseball, we turn the calendar on April and go in to month two of the long baseball season.