Athletics Move Mike Aldrete To Assistant Hitting Coach

The A's rounded out their Major League coaching staff for the 2018 season on Monday, bringing Al Pedrique aboard as first-base coach.

Oakland Official Site

Athletics Interested In Marcell Ozuna & Christian Yelich; Chip Halle Named Nationals' Bench Coach

Count the A’s among the teams circling around the most recent expected breakup of the Marlins.

SF Chronicle

Ryan Christenson Joins Athletics Staff As Bench Coach

The A's have named Ryan Christenson as bench coach under manager Bob Melvin for the 2018 season. Chip Hale, who was the club's third-base coach before moving to the bench coach role in June, will return as third-base coach.

Oakland Official Site

Ryan Christenson A Hot Managerial Prospect

Former A’s outfielder Ryan Christenson solidified his status as a potential future big-league manager when he was promoted to manager at Triple-A Nashville.

SF Chronicle

John Wasdin Returning As Double-A Midland Pitching Coach

Midland, meanwhile, will see Fran Riordan replace Christenson as manager. Riordan managed at Class A Beloit the previous two seasons, following 14 years as a manager in independent leagues. John Wasdin (pitching coach) and Brian McArn (hitting coach) return to Midland's staff, as does athletic trainer Justin Whitehouse. They'll be joined by new strength and conditioning coach Matt Rutledge.

Oakland Official Site

Harrison Bader, Carson Kelly, Rowan Wick, & Paul DeJong Selected For 2016 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game

For the past 25 years, the Arizona Fall League has been a place to see some of the best up-and-coming talent around baseball. For the past decade -- edition No. 11 arrives on Saturday -- that talent has been funneled onto one field in the Fall Stars Game.

St. Louis Official Site

Luke Voit & Luke Weaver Named To 2016 Texas League Postseason All-Star Team

A's No. 4 prospect Matt Chapman and Dodgers No. 17 prospect Chase De Jong were named the Texas League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, on Wednesday as part of the Double-A circuit's rollout of its end-of-season All-Stars for the 2016 campaign.

MiLB Official Site

Steve Scarsone, Ryan Christianson, & John Wasdin Returning As Athletics Minor League Coaches

The A's have finalized their 2016 Minor League coaching staff, making it official Monday with an announcement that includes the hiring of two new coordinators: Gil Patterson as Minor League pitching coordinator and Jim Eppard as Minor League hitting coordinator.

Oakland Official Site

Athletics' Minor League Staffs: Ryan Chistenson, John Wasdin, & Marcus Jensen All Promotes; Steve Scarsone Stays Put

The A's on Tuesday announced their Minor League staff assignments for the 2014 season, which feature a handful of intriguing changes.

Oakland Official Site

Ryan Christenson Named Beloit Manager, John Wasdin Pitching Coach

The Beloit Snappers, in conjunction with their MLB affiliate, the Oakland Athletics, are excited to announce their field staff for the 2013 season. This marks the Beloit team's first season with the 2012 AL-West Division Champion Athletics and a new beginning for Snappers Baseball. The club signed a two-year player development contract with the A's organization in September.

Beloit Official Site

Drafting Catchers

I've been writing about the Rays draft prospects a lot lately. The list is coated with high school catchers. My curious side got to working and wondered how catchers drafted in the first three rounds have fared in the majors, so let's take a look.

Beyond The Boxscore

Brian Esposito Signs With Rockies

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=9&c=2&cid=743593&nid=3171430&fhn=1&refid=400

Cardinals Sign Minor League Catcher Mark Johnson

Veteran minor/major league catcher Mark Johnson adds depth to the St. Louis Cardinals organization for 2008.

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/708079.html


Mark Johnson stats: http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Mark-Johnson-1.shtml