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A's Getting Calls About Breslow

The Athletics are getting quite a few calls about reliever Craig Breslow, but they aren't motivated to trade him.

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported the interest on Twitter.

"A's drawing heavy interest in LHR Craig Breslow, but not motivated to move him. Team serious about building momentum going forward," Rosenthal wrote on his Twitter page.

Via Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

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Sheets Could Be Done For Season

Athletics right-hander Ben Sheets could miss the remainder of the season after he was placed on the disabled list Saturday.

Sheets said his elbow has swelled far more than usual his past few starts.

"It's possible," he said of missing the rest of the season. "I don't know. I don't like the fact it's so swollen. It's been so up and down the last two weeks, so up and down all year."

Sheets will visit his own orthopedist in Dallas on Tuesday.

He already has been checked by Oakland's doctors, and general manager Billy Beane said the team will wait to disclose a diagnosis until Sheets gets a second opinion.

"We wouldn't want to speculate," Beane said. "We'll have a more definitive diagnosis after that."

Via San Francisco Chronicle

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Oakland Signs Suzuki To Four-Year Extension

The Athletics signed catcher Kurt Suzuki to a four-year contract extension on Friday worth a guaranteed $16.25 million.

The contract kicks in this season, superseding the one-year $420,000 deal Suzuki had in place.

There's a vesting option for 2014 based on Suzuki's starting a minimum number of games in 2013.

Via Oakland Tribune

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