Posted on 05 February 2012. Tags: Athletics, Athletics', Braden, chance, com, Game, Japan, missing, Mlb, Oakland Athletics, Pitcher, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, trip
Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden won’t be traveling to Japan with the team to start off the season against the Seattle Mariners, but after being out for most of last year, Braden is happy that he has the chance to be ready to pitch for the team when it returns to the States.
Braden, who pitched the 19th perfect game in MLB history back in May of 2010 against the Tampa Bay Rays, is slated to pitch 25 fastballs off a mound Monday for the first time since having shoulder surgery last May, according to MLB.com.
“I feel great,” he said, according to the site. “I feel really strong. It’s nice to know all the hard work we put into the offseason and the days you didn’t want to get up and the days you didn’t want to push through, you now understand why it’s important to do so.”
MLB.com notes that “a realistic time frame” for Braden’s return may be “more like mid-April.”
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Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: Athletics, Athletics', Braden, chance, com, Game, Japan, missing, Mlb, Oakland Athletics, Pitcher, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, trip
Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden won’t be traveling to Japan with the team to start off the season against the Seattle Mariners, but after being out for most of last year, Braden is happy that he has the chance to be ready to pitch for the team when it returns to the States.
Braden, who pitched the 19th perfect game in MLB history back in May of 2010 against the Tampa Bay Rays, is slated to pitch 25 fastballs off a mound Monday for the first time since having shoulder surgery last May, according to MLB.com.
“I feel great,” he said, according to the site. “I feel really strong. It’s nice to know all the hard work we put into the offseason and the days you didn’t want to get up and the days you didn’t want to push through, you now understand why it’s important to do so.”
MLB.com notes that “a realistic time frame” for Braden’s return may be “more like mid-April.”
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Posted on 20 December 2011. Tags: Athletics, Athletics', Fox Sports, Gio Gonzalez Gio Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, onboard, Red, site, Trying, Washington Nationals
Gio Gonzalez won 16 games for the Oakland Athletics last season and is one of the best hurlers available on the trade market this offseason. Fox Sports reports that the Washington Nationals are doing everything they can to get him onboard.
The Nats are going to have to hold off a few others who really want to snag the 26-year-old as well, namely, the Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers, Fox notes.
“The Nats want an established lefty to go with their two young right-handed starters, Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann,” the site reports. “They were the runner-up for free-agent left-hander Mark Buerhle,” who signed with Miami.
Gonzalez has won 31 games over the past two seasons and had a 3.12 ERA and struck out 197 in 202 innings pitched this past season.
The A’s are also trying to unload closer Andrew Bailey, who has saved 75 games in the past three seasons, the site notes.
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Posted on 15 December 2011. Tags: Athletics, Athletics', Boston Red Sox, com, coming, Detroit Tigers, Gio, gio gonzalez, Gonzalez, more, offers, Red, site, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
Oakland Athletics lefty hurler Gio Gonzalez has at least four teams trying to trade for him and that number may grow when the Yu Darvish bidding ends on Wednesday.
CBSSports.com reports that the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers are “among the teams chasing” the 26-year-old. The Miami Marlins asked about Gonzalez at the winter meetings and the A’s wanted Mike Stanton in return, sources tell CBS.
A’s GM Billy Beane is said to “be enamored with young Tiger right-hander Jacob Turner,” whom sources say Detroit is willing to give up in a deal for Gonzalez. However, the A’s asked for two other prospects to be thrown into the deal and Detroit “balked,” the site notes.
The Philadelphia Phillies also tried to get Gonzalez, the site notes, and offered young outfielder Domonic Brown and some even younger pitchers, but were turned down.
Gonzalez, who went to his first All-Star game this past season, went 16-12 with a 3.12 ERA. He also struck out 195 in 202 innings pitched.
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Posted on 14 December 2011. Tags: Athletics, Athletics', Boston Red Sox, com, coming, Detroit Tigers, Gio, gio gonzalez, Gonzalez, more, offers, Red, site, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
Oakland Athletics lefty hurler Gio Gonzalez has at least four teams trying to trade for him and that number may grow when the Yu Darvish bidding ends on Wednesday.
CBSSports.com reports that the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Texas Rangers are “among the teams chasing” the 26-year-old. The Miami Marlins asked about Gonzalez at the winter meetings and the A’s wanted Mike Stanton in return, sources tell CBS.
A’s GM Billy Beane is said to “be enamored with young Tiger right-hander Jacob Turner,” who sources say Detroit is willing to give up in a deal for Gonzalez. However, the A’s asked for two other prospects to be thrown into the deal and Detroit “balked,” the site notes.
The Philadelphia Phillies also tried to get Gonzalez, the site notes, and offered young outfielder Domonic Brown and some even younger pitchers, but were turned down.
Gonzalez, who went to his first All-Star game this past season, went 16-12 with a 3.12 ERA. He also struck out 195 in 202 innings pitched.
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Posted on 14 December 2011. Tags: Athletics', coming, Gonzalez, more, offers
Oakland Athletics lefty hurler Gio Gonzalez has at least four teams trying to trade for him and that number may grow when the Yu Darvish bidding ends on Wednesday.
CBSSports.com reports that the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Texas Rangers are “among the teams chasing” the 26-year-old. The Miami Marlins asked about Gonzalez at the winter meetings and the A’s wanted Mike Stanton in return, sources tell CBS.
A’s GM Billy Beane is said to “be enamored with young Tiger right-hander Jacob Turner,” who sources say Detroit is willing to give up in a deal for Gonzalez. However, the A’s asked for two other prospects to be thrown into the deal and Detroit “balked,” the site notes.
The Philadelphia Phillies also tried to get Gonzalez, the site notes, and offered young outfielder Domonic Brown and some even younger pitchers, but were turned down.
Gonzalez, who went to his first All-Star game this past season, went 16-12 with a 3.12 ERA. He also struck out 195 in 202 innings pitched.
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