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Categorically Speaking: Look to the Marlins for Run Scoring Assistance

If you've found yourself just a few runs away from being able to gain a point or two, maybe more, in your fantasy baseball league, you'll need to hit the waiver wire for help. Here are five options to consider: Ryan Raburn, OF, Tigers - Raburn has scored 28 runs since the All-Star Break and has 21 over the last month,...

Shopping for Bargains in Small Markets

Let's be honest, we all have our doubts about guys who play for bad teams. It's only natural to worry about a pitcher's offensive/defensive support system or a hitter's ability to produce in a lackluster lineup, even when that individual arm or bat is chock full of talent. However, as important as environment can be when...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: Oakland A's

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the... Most average team in the league. It's weird, because there don't seem to be many real weaknesses on team -- but can you really find a...

A's, Nationals Talk Nick Johnson Trade

Strange as it might seem, the Oakland Athletics -- the very same club that has built its reputation on jettisoning All-Stars for the better part of the decade -- are pretty clearly in go-for-it-now mode. That's the only way trading for Matt Holliday, signing Jason Giambi and making a serious play for Rafael Furcal makes...

Jason Giambi Returns to Oakland

It's really going to happen: Jason Giambi is going home. Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that Giambi has agreed to return to the A's on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million, with a team option for 2010 worth $5 million or a $1 million buyout. Once he passes his physical tomorrow, the deal will become official.The A's...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Detroit Tigers Fall 3-1 To Oakland A's, Drop Below .500

Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and the rest of the Detroit Tigers are swinging and missing far too often lately.

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05/22/12 A's get past Angels Source: The Daily Journal - San Mateo CA Tommy Milone scattered five hits over seven innings and Kila Ka'aihue drove in the go-ahead run, leading the pesky Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Monday night.
05/21/12 Time for A's to Give Up on Barton Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA Eight years after being traded to the Oakland Athletics , it's time for the franchise to give up on Daric Barton.
05/19/12 Barton working to be more aggressive at plate Source: MLB - Oakland Athletics That's the plate approach the A's are trying to preach to the normally patient Daric Barton, and it appears the work with hitting coach Chili Davis is paying off.
05/18/12 A's Salvage Split Of Rangers Road Series Source: NBC - KCRA 3 Kila Ka'aihue's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning helped Oakland salvage a split of its two-game road series against the American League West leaders.
05/13/12 Detroit Tigers Fall 3-1 To Oakland A's, Drop Below .500 Source: The Huffington Post Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and the rest of the Detroit Tigers are swinging and missing far too often lately.

Background on Daric Barton

Daric William Barton (born August 16, 1985, in Springfield, Vermont) nicknamed "D.B.", is a Major League Baseball first baseman who plays for the Oakland Athletics.

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