Bobby Crosby News

The Dodgers offered salary arbitration to Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Casey Blake, but did not attempt to bring back Rafael Furcal on even a one-year deal.

Second baseman Mark Ellis signed a two-year deal with a club option for 2011 on Oct.

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Billy Beane has liked Nick Johnson going back to Johnson's early days with the Yankees, so it wasn't a surprise to hear the A's have some interest in the veteran first baseman .

Rafael Furcal's agent flatly denied a newspaper report out of the Dominican Republic that the free-agent shortstop has received a substantial contract offer from the A's. "The whole thing is wrong," sports ...

Off to Wyoming for an annual three-day outing,A but before I go, some fans have broached otherA ways for the Cardinals to solve a few of their problems: See you again Sunday night.

With the A's apparently ramping up their pursuit of free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, Bobby Crosby is in limbo.

Eric Chavez is the longest-tenured player on the A's, with whom he made his debut as a 20-year-old in 1998.

Of the American League's dozen worst OPS's last season , four belonged to members of the Oakland Athletics.

It's a mantra that all A's fans are forced to remind themselves every time Billy Beane swings one of his shocking trades, and it was likely repeated throughout the Bay Area Monday afternoon, when rumors began ...

Even Matt Holliday was surprised. Not with the news that he was on the way out of Colorado.

They want to be able to hit again. Really, that's where the A's are coming from, what Matt Holliday means to them, and where this is all headed for now.

Over the course of his 11 years as the A's general manager, Billy Beane has relied on trades to strengthen his club.

Much of this organization's focus for the past year or two has been on the bright and shiny future of the franchise...and for good reason.

Whether you support the candidate who promises to bring more offense to the middle infield, or the one who promises to bring Bobby Crosby; whether you voted today for Ozuna or McCann; whether you believe that ...

Considering that A's general manager Billy Beane has always liked a veteran stick for a designated hitter -- Frank Thomas, Mike Piazza, Mike Sweeney, etc.

The Cardinals have said they aren't going to pick up Mark Mulder's option for next season.

Why would the A's re-sign Mark Ellis? Ellis has had one good year at the plate, period, and as much as I like his defense, this team's biggest problem has long been putting runs on the board.

Questions remain regarding the A's infield picture for next season, but one answer was provided Monday.

"Mark is really pivotal for a young team to have as an example," Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez said.