2011 Oakland Athletics season

Off-Season/Spring training

Coaching Changes

Transaction

• April 27, C Kurt Suzuki moved to paternity list and recalled C Josh Donaldson.
• April 25, Activated P Michael Wuertz and optioned P Bobby Cramer.
• April 18, traded P Daniel Farquhar to Toronto for P David Purcey. Transferred P Rich Harden to 60-Day DL.
• April 6, recalled P Tyson Ross from Sacramento.
• March 30, placed IF Adam Rosales on 60-Day DL. Purchased contract and recalled IF Andy LaRoche.
• January 24, traded P Clayton Mortensen to Colorado for minor league P Ethan Hollingsworth. Signed free agent IF Andy LaRoche to a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp.
• January 19, signed free agent P Brian Fuentes to a two-year, $10.5M deal + third-year club option. DFA'd IF Steven Tolleson.
• January 18, signed free agent P Grant Balfour to a two-year, $8.1M deal + third-year club option. DFA'd P Clayton Mortensen. Avoid arbitration with P Dallas Braden, OF Conor Jackson, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, OF Josh Willingham.
• January 8, acquired P Guillermo Moscoso from Texas for minor league P Ryan Kelly. DFA'd P Philip Humber, claimed by Chicago.
• December 21, signed free agent P Rich Harden to a one-year, $1.5M deal.
• December 17, claimed P Philip Humber off waivers from Kansas City.
• December 16, traded P Henry Rodríguez and OF Corey Brown to Washington for OF Josh Willingham.
• December 14, signed free agent DH Hideki Matsui to a one-year, $4.25M deal.
• December 13, signed free agent P Brandon McCarthy to a one-year, $1M deal. Avoid arbitration with P Joey Devine
• December 3, avoid arbitration with OF Ryan Sweeney
• December 2, non-tendered OF Travis Buck, DH Jack Cust and IF Edwin Encarnación.
• November 19, added OF Corey Brown, IF Adrian Cardenas, IF Sean Doolittle, P Trystan Magnuson, and OF Michael Taylor to 40-man roster.
• November 17, traded OF Rajai Davis to Toronto for minor league P Trystan Magnuson and P Daniel Farquhar.
• November 12, claimed IF Edwin Encarnación off waivers from Toronto.
• November 10, traded P Vin Mazzaro and minor league P Justin Marks to Kansas City for OF David DeJesus.
• November 8, won bid for NPB pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, but were not able to finalize a deal.
• November 3, picked up club options on OF Coco Crisp and IF Mark Ellis. Declined $12.5M option on IF Eric Chavez, making him a free agent for 1st time in his career.
• November 2, outrighted P Boof Bonser and OF Matt Carson to AAA. Resigned Carson to a minor-league contract. Bonser elected to become a free agent. P Justin James claimed off waivers by Milwaukee. P Justin Duchscherer and P Ben Sheets become free agents.
• October 30, outrighted OF Gabe Gross, UT Jeff Larish, P Jon Meloan, and P Justin Souza to AAA. Gross and Larish elected to become free agents.
• October 7, outrighted OF Jeremy Hermida, P Brad Kilby and P Ross Wolf to AAA. Hermida and Wolf elected to become free agents.
• October 5, released Cedrick Bowers.
• October 4, released IF Akinori Iwamura.

  Changes in apparel

Regular season

Roster

Game log

Farm System

Minor League Standings

Top Prospects

• Bold on 40-Man roster to begin 2011 season.
• Top Prospects according to Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus

Minor League Info