A's Insider Casey Pratt Previews Oakland's Depth Heading Into 2013
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The Oakland Athletics acquired infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Fernando Rodriguez from the Houston Astros for first baseman Chris Carter and two minor leaguers on Monday, including Yuba City product Max Stassi.
The manager of the Sacramento River Cats Triple-A baseball team has been promoted to a position with the Oakland A's.
It may be too early to properly assess the Oakland A's season overall, but by any measurement, it was a huge success. Expectations were low, production was high, and the team won its 15th division title -- third-most in MLB history. Only the foolish and the greedy could have expected more from them in 2012.
While the San Francisco Giants were extremely lucky to not have to face their opponent's best pitcher in the playoffs this week due to a random injury, their counterparts in the East Bay were tremendously unfortunate to see the best pitcher on the planet twice -- so it didn't end well for the Oakland Athletics Thursday night, as they lost Game Five of their playoff series to see their season end all too soon.
No one should ever doubt the 2012 Oakland Athletics again, not after Wednesday night's three-run ninth inning that shocked the Detroit Tigers and even up the teams' American League Division Series at two games apiece. Game Five will be Thursday night at the O.co Coliseum, with the winner advancing to the AL Championship Series.
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