It's hard to know who A's pitcher A.J. Griffin compares to. Phil Garner sees Griffin and thinks of his former teammate, Catfish Hunter. ...more

Only with the A's would you find a pitcher in the clubhouse, hours before his start, playing the guitar and singing -- in three languages. ...more

The A's traded for Jed Lowrie when they didn't seem to need him. Now, a month into the season, he's playing every day and batting third. ...more

Yoenis Cespedes is fun to watch, but who wants to see games at the ugly and outdated Coliseum? ...more

There's been plenty of talk in A's camp this spring about who can replace Jonny Gomes' leadership. But Gomes himself thinks the most important thing that will keep the A's going is that manager Bob Melvin is still in charge. ...more

Jed Lowrie came to the A's without a full-time position. All the full-time spots in the infield were already spoken for. But halfway thought the spring, the A's have big concerns about both shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima and second baseman Scott Sizemore. Lowrie could take either job (but he can't take both). ...more

The Yoenis Cespedes story is a fascinating one, and it got even better and even nicer this week. The A's Cuban outfielder was reunited with his mother for the first time in 1 1/2 years, after she and 11 other relatives made the difficult (and complicated) journey from Cuba. ...more

Last winter, the A's traded away three established pitchers. This winter, they've made three significant trades, and in each one they've dealt away young players and acquired players making at least a little bit more money. A change in philosophy in Oakland? Not exactly. ...more

The Marlins are trying to trade shortstop Yunel Escobar, with the A's, Yankees and Rays emerging as the three most interested teams. Escobar became a Marlin in the big trade with the Blue Jays, but the Marlins intend to use Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop. ...more

The Giants were great. Maybe they were too great, because they did so well that they took a lot of the drama out of what at first looked like it would be baseball's best postseason ever. ...more