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Curt Young Leaves Red Sox, Headed Back To Oakland |
Associated Press 2:45 p.m. EDT, October 21, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. —— Pitching coach Curt Young is leaving the Boston Red Sox to return to the Oakland Athletics and work under new manager Bob Melvin. The A’s announced Friday that Young had signed a one-year deal to rejoin the club that originally drafted him in the fourth round in 1981. Young left Oakland last year for a stint in Boston after spending 23 years in the A’s organization. He guided the 2010 group that had an AL-best 3.56 ERA and a league-leading 17 shutouts while holding opponents to a .245 batting average. Also Friday, the A’s said they have named Mike Henriques strength and conditioning coach for 2012. Feel free to leave your comments below. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Top prospect Taylor among roster additions |
The A's on Friday, facing a deadline to finalize their 40-man roster, added five players to the list so as to protect them from being exposed to the upcoming Rule 5 Draft at the annual Winter Meetings. There is the quick update of the day. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Rodriguez named bullpen coach for A's |
The A's on Friday named Rick Rodriguez their new bullpen coach, officially completing manager Bob Geren's coaching staff for the 2011 season. Leave your comments on the news below. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Eyre, Blackley ink Minors deals with A's |
The A's on Friday locked up two pitchers via a Minor League contract, agreeing to terms with right-hander Willie Eyre and re-signing lefty Travis Blackley. That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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The Mets Have Their Man: Sandy Alderson Reportedly Next GM |
ESPN.com, citing an unnamed source, is reporting that the New York Mets have chosen Sandy Alderson as their next General Manger and the announcement could come as soon as this Friday, between Games 2 and 3 of the World Series. Alderson served as the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics from 1983 to 1997, leading them to three straight World Series appearances and winning it in 1989. After … That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Billy Beane hopeful about A’s getting new park |
Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill (53) runs onto the field to join his teammates for warmups Friday Sept. That’s all the news for today. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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