Brett Anderson

The New York Yankees have the best record in the American League, but as Joel Sherman of the New York Post points out, they have the worst against the Boston Red Sox. The Bronx Bombers are 1-8 against the Red Sox this season, and with the chances of them meeting in the ALCS really high, the [...]

Here are a few notes regarding some Major League pitchers: – Right hander Joba Chamberlain will undergo Tommy John surgery next week according to Mike Fitzpatrick of the Associated Press (via NBCSports.com). Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his right elbow and will miss at least a year. – Dillon Gee, who yesterday won against the Pirates and [...]

According to the team’s official Twitter account, the Oakland Athletics have relieved Bob Geren of his duties as manager. Bob Melvin has been named interim manager, and is the heavy favorite for the full time job, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports. Geren managed the team from 2007 to June 2011. During his span as the [...]

The Oakland Athletics started the season with aspirations that their young starting rotation could give them a chance to compete in the AL West, but after Brett Anderson’s injury, the A’s have lost four starting pitchers in the past three weeks. One of them, Dallas Braden, is out for the season due to a season-ending surgery. [...]

The Oakland A’s entered the season with high aspirations with many people expecting them to compete for the Division crown. They currently sit at 19-18, 2 games back of the first place LA Angels. The teams’ success so far is because of the legit pitching staff they have and the deep and reliable bullpen they [...]

Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics signed left-handed pitcher Brett Anderson and catcher Kurt Suzuki to long-term deals to ensure the organization’s youth would be around during their prime years. However, the A’s have an ever-growing list of young talent that needs to be signed before the teams with the larger check books can get [...]

John Paul Morosi of FOXSports does a team-by-team review of what each club should do by the July 31st trade deadline. Here are the highlights: American League New York Yankees (Buyers): Oakland Athletics’ Ben Sheets is one possibility for rotation help. The team is also looking at Blue Jays’ reliever Scott Downs. Tampa Bay Rays (Buyers): Philadelphia Phillies’ [...]

Despite losing 10 of the last 12 games and being 11 games out of first place in the AL West, Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane is not expected to make sweeping changes. “We’ve been playing shorthanded all year, and you could argue that our best starter (Brett Anderson) is still out. We’ve been behind the injury [...]

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the A’s have placed starting LHP Brett Anderson on the DL and have called up Landon Powell. Anderson who recently signed a new 6 yr $31 million contract, recently exited his last start with tightness in his left elbow after throwing 80 pitches.  Anderson through 4 [...]

4/16 18:00: According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the deal is $12.5 million over four years, and the max with the two option years is $30 million. He’ll get a $1 million signing bonus, salaries of $500,000 in 2010, $1 million in 2011, $3 million 2012 and $5.5 million 2013. The club [...]