| Breaking News |  | Saturday, December 15th, 2007: Athletics-Twins Swap: Bynum for Bonser
The Oakland Athletics have finalized a deal with the Minnesota Twins for the services of 26-year old starting pitcher Boof Bonser. In exchange, the Twins will receive 27-year old second baseman Freddie Bynum.
As far as career numbers Bynum has compiled a .253 batting average and collected 257 hits, 19 home runs and 111 RBIs.
In all, Bonser has compiled a 5-3 mark during his career and a 4.82 ERA. |
 | Friday, November 9th, 2007: American League Picks Best Rookie
The American League announced today the winner of the 2007 Newcomer of the Year Award. The lucky recipient was the standout Oakland left fielder Travis Buck, who tagged AL pitching for a .284 average with 160 hits in 564 at-bats, banged out 16 home runs, drove in 73 runs, scored 101 times, and put up a .382 on-base percentage.
All of the league award winners will be acknowledged this weekend at the SION Baseball Writers Association annual dinner. |
| Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007: Eric Gagne Not Happy in Oakland?
It appears to be only a rumor, but earlier today, fans around Oakland were buzzing with the news that their 31-year old reliever Eric Gagne had been asking for a trade. "I couldn't imagine him saying bad things about Oakland or wanting to leave." said one person. |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 78-84, .481 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 17.0 GB | | Record at home | 45-36, .556 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-48, .407 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 11-9, .550 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-18, .526 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 21-34, .382 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 57-50, .533 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 11-11, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 12-16, .429 PCT | | Record in June | 13-12, .520 PCT | | Record in July | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in August | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in September | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record in October | 0-2, .000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .267 - 10th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .354 - 1st in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .429 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .783 - 5th in AL | | Runs Scored | 909 - 2nd in AL | | Hits | 1537 - 9th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 558 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs | 168 - 6th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 717 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 1117 - 9th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 66 - 13th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.48 - 7th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.85 - 9th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.73 - 4th in AL | | Runs allowed | 808 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1575 - 9th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .275 - 8th in AL | | BABIP | .317 - 10th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 135 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 530 - 10th in AL | | Strikeouts | 1042 - 7th in AL |
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