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21 November 2024

• Estrada optimistic for bounce-back year
  Health isn't the only reason to believe in a bounce-back season for Marco Estrada. Playing within the confines of the pitcher-friendly Coliseum is a big plus for him as well.
• Crisp joining A's radio team as analyst
  Coco Crisp is returning to Oakland, this time as an analyst for the radio broadcast team.
• Herrmann excited for new opportunity with A's
  Let it be known that Chris Herrmann is considering a return to using a quintessential 1980s song, A-ha's "Take On Me," as his walkup music. This development should make the boisterous A's fans in right field at the Coliseum happy.
• Chapman feels good; Puk, Cotton throwing
  A's third baseman Matt Chapman, who is working his way back from left shoulder surgery, said he felt good Monday after getting his work in the batting cage, rather than in batting practice, due to rain.
• The A's Spring Training battle to watch
  The next five weeks will see lots of shuffling on Major League rosters. Here are the most intriguing positional battles on each of the 30 MLB clubs.
• Davis looks to remain in heart of A's lineup
  Khris Davis is a simple man eyeing a complicated free-agent market, one he'd like to avoid altogether by signing an extension with the A's.
• Barreto looks to seize utility role opportunity
  A's prospect Franklin Barreto, not so long ago believed to be Jed Lowrie's obvious replacement at second base, is now readying to take on a utility role.
• A's Top 30 Prospects list
  Who do the Athletics have in the pipeline? Get scouting reports, video, stats, projected ETAs and more for Oakland's Top 30 Prospects on MLBPipeline.com's Prospect Watch.
• Reasons for optimism for each MLB club
  On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here's an optimism cheat sheet for each of them.
• Melvin wastes no time trying to replicate 2018
  A's manager Bob Melvin is notoriously superstitious, so when it came time to plot a plan for his introductory meeting with the full squad on Saturday morning, he stuck to the same guest speaker list that accompanied his 2018 gathering.