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Who did the Oakland A's protect from the Rule 5 draft?

A look back at the history of Oakland A's award-winners.

The Oakland A's trade Tyson Ross and A.J. Kirby-Jones to the San Diego Padres for Andy Parrino and Andrew Werner.

Get to know the new man in charge of the Oakland A's minor league pitching program.

The A's will have a new minor league pitching coordinator in 2013.

How did Melissa Lockard's pitcher predictions fare?

How did Chris Biderman's hitter predictions pan out?

The Oakland A's are already making off-season moves.

We take a look back at the 2012 River Cats' pitchers.

Michael Taylor was an on-base machine for Sacramento. (photo/Chris Lockard)

How are the A's players participating in Fall or Winter ball faring?

A look at who is eligible and who the A's might protect.

A look back at the season that was for the Oakland A's High-A affiliate.

A look at the 2012 Oakland A's minor league free agency list.

A look at the deal that sent Chris Young to the Oakland A's.

Part two of our conversation with A's farm director Keith Lieppman.

Part one of our conversation with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman.

The Midland Rockhounds' Opening Day roster featured a number of big names, two of which would go on to factor into the Oakland A's 2012 season. But how did the team fare overall? We take a look...

OAKLAND - The Oakland A's were able to defy the odds all season, but they finally found a challenge they couldn't overcome in Detroit Tigers' ace Justin Verlander. The A's lost Game Five to the Tigers by a score of 6-0 and are headed home after a memorable 2012 campaign.

OAKLAND - The Oakland A's have been the walkoff kings all season long and they added another dramatic win to their resume with a stunning, three-run ninth-inning rally to defeat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3. The A's and Tigers will now face-off in a decisive Game Five of the ALDS on Thursday at the Coliseum.

OAKLAND - The Oakland A's finally won a playoff elimination game on Tuesday night after losing their previous five. However, they face another elimination game on Wednesday, when the A's and A.J. Griffin take on hard-throwing right-hander Max Scherzer and the powerful Detroit Tigers. Chris Biderman previews the match-up.

OAKLAND – Pitching, defense and the longball have been the winning recipe for the Oakland A’s all season. The used all three to earn their first win of the ALDS and stave-off elimination in a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

The Oakland A's will look to stave off elimination, as they return home to the Coliseum for game three of the ALDS facing an 0-2 deficit in the best-of-five game series.

The Oakland A's have faced steep challenges all season and their steepest challenge to date will come on Tuesday when they look to stave off elimination against the Detroit Tigers. Oakland finds itself in a 2-0 hole after two tough losses to the Tigers.

DETROIT - Justin Verlander wasn't at his sharpest, but he was good enough to keep the Oakland A's from mounting much of an offensive threat. The Tigers benefited from some well-placed bounces and an Alex Avila homerun in earning a Game One victory over the A's in the American League Divisional Series.

The Oakland A's and the Detroit Tigers begin their best-of-five division series on Saturday in Detroit.

We take a look back on how the 2012 AL Western Division champions were built. Hint: it wasn’t in a day.

OAKLAND - The Oakland A's capped a remarkable comeback by defeating the Texas Rangers, 12-5, in the final game of the 2012 regular season. The win gave the A's the AL West division title, their first since 2006. The A's were five games out of first place with nine to play, but they finished the regular season with six straight wins to win the division title.

When Rick Magnante isn’t busy developing future major leaguers for the Oakland A’s, he is hard at work building a foundation for baseball in South Africa. Since 2006, Magnante has been the manager of South Africa’s national team. South Africa is more known for cricket, soccer and rugby than America’s pastime, but Magnante is part of an effort to drum up interest in the sport.

After erasing what once appeared to be an insurmountable deficit, it has come down to this for the Oakland Athletics - one game against the Texas Rangers to decide the AL West title.

The Oakland A's were expected to lose 90 games this season. Instead, they are heading to the post-season. The A's improbable 2012 journey added another chapter on Monday when they clinched a spot in the post-season with a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers.

One win and the Oakland A's are in the playoffs. Three wins and they are the AL West champions. One loss and the A's watch the Texas Rangers celebrate another division crown on the A's home turf. The A's-Rangers series will be filled with compelling storylines as the 2012 regular season comes to a close in Oakland.

The Oakland A’s have put together a remarkable run in 2012. They have six more games to make that remarkable run even more memorable, as Oakland returns home to face the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers while clinging to a slim lead in the Wild Card race.

When Rick Magnante isn’t busy developing future major leaguers for the Oakland A’s, he is hard at work building a foundation for baseball in South Africa. Since 2006, Magnante has been the manager of South Africa’s national team. South Africa is more known for cricket, soccer and rugby than America’s pastime, but Magnante is part of an effort to drum up interest in the sport...

The Vermont Lake Monsters struggled to win ballgames in 2012, but there were still several positives on the player development front in regards to the Oakland A's short-season affiliate. We take a look back at the 2012 campaign for the A's New York-Penn League affiliate.