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This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:04 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Kurt Suzuki Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SUMMIT) 60 Relatively quiet at the deadline, the Oakland A's made a move on Friday, dealing veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki to the Washington Nationals for prospect David Freitas. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1208073.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1208073.html Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:50:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics OAKLAND - If history is any indication, Derek Norris might become the Oakland A's everyday catcher much sooner than he expected. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1197446.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1197446.html Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:16:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics For many Major League baseball players, the first step in their journeys to the "Show" came on draft day. Chris Biderman caught-up with some of the current members of the Oakland A's to find out their memories of draft day. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1193415.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1193415.html Sat, 09 Jun 2012 04:34:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A’s have five picks among the first 74 selections of the 2012 draft. It has been four years since the A’s had compensation picks in the draft. The extra picks could net the A’s a windfall of talent. But how has the team fared with extra picks in the past? We take a look at the results of the drafts in which the A’s had more than two picks in the first two rounds since 2003. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1187224.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1187224.html Thu, 17 May 2012 10:45:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The answer to the question of who will be the Oakland A's starting catcher in 2012 is obvious, but the race for the job of backing up Kurt Suzuki is wide-open. We take a look at the A's spring training battle for that back-up catcher spot inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1156643.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1156643.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:10:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's will get to tangle with the defending AL champion Texas Rangers for the first time this season at the Oakland Coliseum on Friday. Trevor Cahill gets the nod for the first game of the three-game set. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1068353.html 2047 TheSportsXChange http://athletics.scout.com/2/1068353.html Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:21:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Since Ramon Hernandez took over as the Oakland A’s everyday catcher in 2000, the back-up catcher has been a lightly used member of the A’s roster. Although Kurt Suzuki may once again play in 130 or more games, the battle for the right to back him up will be one of the most highly contested in A’s camp. We take a look at that battle inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1050887.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1050887.html Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:56:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics One of the Oakland A's deepest positions is at catcher, with two young catchers at the major league level and a strong trio of experienced backstops in the upper levels of the minor leagues. We take a closer look at the A's major league and Triple-A level depth chart at catcher inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/954043.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/954043.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:38:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Starting next week, we will begin our annual ranking of the Oakland A’s top-50 prospects. This ranking will come along with scouting reports on each player. Before we begin the rankings, we thought it would be educational to look back at our past lists. Inside, find out who we ranked among the A’s top-10 prospects in our pre-season lists from '06-'09 and how those players have developed. http://athletics.scout.com/2/919341.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/919341.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the recent release of former top prospect Javier Herrera, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the first top-10 Oakland A's prospect ranking list that we put together here at OaklandClubhouse.com. That list appeared on the site after the 2005 season, and Herrera was the number two prospect on the list. Click inside to see who those top-10 prospects were and where they are now. http://athletics.scout.com/2/866781.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/866781.html Fri, 22 May 2009 05:23:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Catcher Landon Powell’s professional career has been a test of endurance. He has had to overcome three knee surgeries that have thus far kept him out of the major leagues. With the release of Rob Bowen, Powell has a strong chance of breaking camp with the big league team for the first time. We caught-up with Powell on Tuesday to talk about his health, working with the A’s young pitchers & more… http://athletics.scout.com/2/848897.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/848897.html Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:18:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A’s started spring with a crowded major league camp, with 63 players on-hand, the most since Billy Martin brought 80 players to camp in 1982. While only 25 of those players will break camp with the team, there are more who are likely to be key cogs for the A's over the next few years. We are taking a look at the position battles in camp this spring, continuing with the IFs and Cs. http://athletics.scout.com/2/845666.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/845666.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:36:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In the final part of our interview with Baseball Operations Analyst Farhan Zaidi, we discuss Kurt Suzuki, the A's agreement with the Japanese Professional League team, the shortstop position and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/830389.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/830389.html Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:22:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics While an organization can be built in many different ways, the Oakland A’s have always been a team that has built its core through the minor league system. The lifeblood of any minor league system is the draft. Over the next few weeks, we will take a look back at the A’s drafts in 2002-2006 to see what Oakland got out of them. In the third of this series, we take a look at the 2004 draft. http://athletics.scout.com/2/815102.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/815102.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:55:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland's offense was slumbering at home until the Royals came to town -- and the A's suddenly came alive despite facing two of the league's top starters, Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, in the first two games. In the three-game set, Oakland scored 26 runs. http://athletics.scout.com/2/748522.html 2047 TheSportsXChange http://athletics.scout.com/2/748522.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:03:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics It began in spring training and has carried over into the first two weeks of the regular season. The Oakland A's, picked by many to be in last place in the American League West, are playing well behind a mix of young players and savvy veterans. With the team in first place, are the A's starting to think about winning now? http://athletics.scout.com/2/746575.html 2047 TheSportsXChange http://athletics.scout.com/2/746575.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:37:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Oakland traded top starter Dan Haren over the winter, but the starting rotation shows little drop-off so far – through the first seven games of the season, none of the A's starters have allowed more than three runs. http://athletics.scout.com/2/744364.html 2047 TheSportsXChange http://athletics.scout.com/2/744364.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:57:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX -- For the weekend of March 15-16, the Oakland A's major league spring squad played and won three games. We have photos from the A's major league camp from Phoenix Municipal Stadium. http://athletics.scout.com/2/738187.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/738187.html Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:39:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With a 5-2 record and 63 runs scored in only seven games played, the Oakland A’s are off to a fast start this spring, especially on the offensive-side of the ball. A number of the players who are off to the best starts are the newest members of the A’s organization. We take a look at who’s hot inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/735046.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/735046.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:37:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Coming out of Alvernia College, Anthony Recker was not much of a known commodity when he was selected in the 18th round of the 2005 draft by the Oakland A’s. Since that time, however, Recker has established himself as one of the A’s top catching prospects. He had an uneven 2007 season, but still hit a career-high 17 homeruns. We spoke to Recker from his first major league spring training camp. http://athletics.scout.com/2/731863.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/731863.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:51:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics