Brent Rooker's 2026 was lost to an oblique strain and left knee surgery, leaving him with 48 games, a .670 OPS and 10 homers on a 64-98 A's team. He's now aiming for a healthy 2027 and mentoring younger players, with Henry Bolte as a standout. 🩹
Historically, the A's franchise has nine World Series titles, and this retrospective ranks its top five seasons. Some of the best teams, like the 107-45 club of 1931, dominated the regular season but still fell short in the World Series. 📜
The A's sent six players outright to Triple-A Las Vegas after they cleared waivers: Henry Baez, Joey Estes, Geoff Hartlieb, Brian Serven, Michael Stefanic and Johnathan Rodríguez. The 40-man count drops to 41 as the offseason roster crunch begins. 🧹
Transaction Alert: The Athletics have acquired LF Nate Eaton from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Jareth Rayo. 🔄
The offseason clock is running: the A's have five days to decide on Jeff McNeil's $15.75M and Jeffrey Springs' $15M options, and both look likely to be declined. Luis Severino's $22M option is expected to be accepted. A rotation add looks like the priority. ⏳
Ex-Athletic Carlos Pérez, who played 66 games for Oakland in 2023, re-signed with the Tigers on a minor-league deal. The 36-year-old catcher hit .241 with 15 homers across 69 Triple-A games in 2026 and hasn't reached the majors since his A's stint.
A's offseason looms with a possible Dec. 1 lockout, which puts pressure on November deals. Payroll limits make Tarik Skubal unlikely, so Taylor Smith could target arms like Clay Holmes and Nick Martinez to upgrade a pitching staff in a wide-open AL West.
10/28/1989: Rickey Henderson led off Game 4 of the World Series with this home run for the A’s.
A's fell from 76 wins to 64-98 as injuries and poor pitching derailed the rebuild. New baseball ops president Taylor Smith, 31 and the game's youngest front office head, inherits the offseason for the final year in Sacramento. 📉
Taylor Smith, the youngest head of baseball ops in MLB, says the A's are still assessing their strengths before building out the front office, possibly with a GM. He wants analytics and scouting working together, and calls Leo De Vries the farm's crown jewel.
Max Muncy had knee cartilage debridement surgery plus a PRP injection, and he's expected to be fully ready for camp. 🔧 He faces a pivotal year: one minor league option left, a new front office, and a .230/.296/.387 line with a 32% strikeout rate.
Taylor Smith, the A's new President of Baseball Operations, faces a choice: flashy on-field moves or quieter analytics and development work. With transactions likely frozen from Dec. 1 until near spring training, November could show which way he leans. 🔍
Stephen Vogt, who caught for the then-Oakland Athletics (2013-17, 2022), shut down Mariners rumors: "I'm here. I'm coming back." Seattle never approached the Guardians manager, who has a 265-220 record in Cleveland. Nostalgia, not a move. ⚾
Todd Benzinger, who died Wednesday at age 63, is best remembered for catching the final out of the Reds' 1990 World Series sweep of the Oakland Athletics. He also played for the Dodgers. A painful footnote in A's history. 🕯️
Todd Benzinger, first baseman on the 1990 Reds, has died at 63. He caught the final out as Cincinnati completed a four-game World Series sweep of the Oakland Athletics, a painful chapter in A's history. 🕯️
Mark Kotsay looks safe for now. New baseball ops president Taylor Smith called their early talks a "great partnership" ahead of a Vegas dinner. Smith also appears set to hire a GM under him, so the front office build-out starts now. 🍽️
A's finalized Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations, and owner John Fisher says a GM could be hired as his No. 2. Mark Kotsay's job looks safe: he's signed through 2028, and Smith expects a "great partnership" with him. 🧱
Taylor Smith was introduced as A's president of baseball operations, his first time leading a front office, after stints with the Dodgers, Rays and Red Sox. He's "so excited to build on" the young core. David Forst's exit set this up. 🔧
Taylor Smith steps in as the Athletics' new president of baseball operations, bringing experience from the Rays and Red Sox. With a strong offensive core, the A's aim to bolster their pitching. Will owner John Fisher provide the resources needed for success?
The Oakland Athletics have named 31-year-old Taylor Smith as their new President of Baseball Operations, making him the youngest in the industry. With 9 years of MLB front office experience, Smith's unconventional appointment leaves room for a separate GM hire.
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