Outfielder Matt Holliday is expected to headline the 2009 free agent class, with the Athletics unlikely to even attempt signing him long-term.
Holliday employs Scott Boras as his agent, which could drive the former Colorado slugger's price up in the thin market.
The Rockies hoped to sign Holliday to a long-term contract in the spring of last year, but they were not able to take their star player out of the upcoming free-agent class.
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The Athletics and Rays are reportedly interested in the services of outfielder Garret Anderson.
The Angels have made no move to retain Anderson after re-signing fellow outfielder Juan Rivera.
Anderson told MLB.com that he would be open to playing right field, where Vladimir Guerrero has been entrenched in Los Angeles.
"I'm very comfortable in right, as well as left," said Anderson. "I'm just waiting to see what's out there."
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Dennis Eckersley was asked about the kind of teammate Rickey Henderson was by the Boston Globe in their Sunday edition.
"Oh, he was a good teammate. He was never that disruptive. Heck, Jose [Canseco] was more disruptive than Rickey. Rickey was a guy who just had a lot of fun playing the game. He didn't bother anybody. He did his thing, and he helped every team he ever played for."
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Athletics Dec 2008 Archive
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San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 27, 2008
The Athletics would like to sign Jason Giambi, but they also have Bobby Abreu and Garret Anderson as possible options this offseason.
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Rocky Mountain News | Dec 26, 2008
The Yankees are looking to move two from a group of outfielders of Xavier Nady, Nick Swisher, and Hideki Matsui.
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Oakland Tribune | Dec 25, 2008
Rickey Henderson turned 50 on Christmas Day and is a few weeks away from being elected to the Hall of Fame on January 7th.
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MLB.com | Dec 20, 2008
Athletics' shortstop Bobby Crosby has cleared outright waivers, which means he'll remain with the team for now.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 20, 2008
The Athletics are poised to begin talks with free agent Jason Giambi, who won the 2001 AL MVP award while with Oakland.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Dec 18, 2008
What will the Rafael Furcal signing mean for the Dodgers and even the Braves on the field?
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Los Angeles Times | Dec 18, 2008
The Braves believed that they had an agreement in place with Rafael Furcal, only to see him back out of that deal and re-sign with the Dodgers.
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FoxSports | Dec 18, 2008
A prominent agent said that the poor working conditions and occasional unruly crowd behavior at McAfee Coliseum are turnoffs for his clients.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 17, 2008
With the Dodgers and Braves leading the race to land Rafael Furcal, it's looking more and more likely that the Athletics will be forced to stick with Bobby Crosby at shortstop.
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ESPN | Dec 15, 2008
The Athletics have reportedly offered free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal a four-year deal worth $40 million.
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MLB.com | Dec 15, 2008
The A's appear to have re-emerged as the front-runner in the race to sign free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal.
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MLB.com | Dec 14, 2008
Free-agent shortstops Rafael Furcal and Orlando Cabrera remain on the market, even with the winter meetings having come and gone.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 11, 2008
Both the Giants and A's are interested in signing Randy Johnson, but he seems to prefer the NL club.
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SI.com | Dec 7, 2008
The rejection by free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal of a $35 million, four-year A's offer has really surprised many in the baseball world.
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MLB.com | Dec 6, 2008
The A's are no longer the front-runners to sign Rafael Furcal, as the free-agent shortstop has rejected their four-year contract offer.
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FoxSports | Dec 4, 2008
The A's are targeting Randy Johnson to be their fifth starter, major-league sources say.
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ESPN | Dec 2, 2008
Agent Paul Kinzer claims that four teams are interested in shortstop Rafael Furcal and that he probably won't make a decision before the winter meetings.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 1, 2008
Reliever Alan Embree, a Class-B free agent, is the only member of the Athletics that may be offered arbitration by Monday's deadline.
