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  • • GM David Forst: A’s Focused On Trades, Upgrading MLB Roster
    While the Athletics’ rebuild isn’t over, it does appear that the club has moved out of purely a selling phase as the 2024-25 offseason begins (and the team’s temporary tenure in Sacramento begins).  A’s general manager David Forst told The San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea that his front office has already at least touched base…...2024
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  • The mess that John Fisher has made with the A’s is getting worse — now there are scheduling issues
    • The mess that John Fisher has made with the A’s is getting worse — now there are scheduling issues
    Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, which will be the home of the A’s from 2025-27 | Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images Turns out Sacramento isn’t logistically good for two teams, one in MLB and one in MiLB. Who could have known? The Oakland Athletics are moving to Sacramento for at least the next three years, with an option for a fourth, while they figure out whether their move to Las Vegas wi...2024
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  • Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
    • Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
    D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports The Athletics announce they are moving to Sacramento, temporarily. Mookie Betts is tearing up the league. The Marlins are in trouble. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Athletics announced that the team will play from 2025 to (at least) 2027 in Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sutter Health Park is the home of the Triple-A Sacra...2024
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  • • Joe Boyle To Begin Season In A’s Rotation
    A’s right-hander Joe Boyle is set to open the season in the Oakland rotation, manager Mark Kotsay told reporters (including John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle) this evening. He’ll be the club’s fifth starter behind veterans Alex Wood, Ross Stripling, and Paul Blackburn as well as southpaw JP Sears. Boyle, 24, was a fifth-round…...2024
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  • • NL West Notes: Ahmed, Luciano, Machado, Otto, Treinen, Graterol
    The Giants entered camp seemingly poised to hand longtime top prospect Marco Luciano the keys to the shortstop position entering the 2024 season. With that being said, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle recently indicated that the tides could be shifting in that regard, noting that non-roster invitee Nick Ahmed has “taken the lead” in…...2024
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  • • Athletics To Meet With Government Officials About Coliseum Lease Extension
    The Athletics have a meeting on Thursday with officials from the City of Oakland and County of Alameda to discuss a lease extension at the Coliseum, reports John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. The A’s are planning to move to Las Vegas for the 2028 season but their lease in Oakland is up after…...2024

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  • • Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
    2024
  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
    Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The A’s stab Oakland in the back. Madison Bumgarner was designated for assignment. Max Scherzer was suspended. And other news from MLB. If you can’t say anything nice about Major League Baseball, then don’t say anything at all. But I’m required to do this thing today anyway. As noted here yesterday, it appears that the Athletics ar...2023
  • • Mitch Haniger Suffers Grade 1 Oblique Strain
    New signing Mitch Haniger’s status for Opening Day is unclear, after the Giants outfielder suffered a Grade 1 oblique strain yesterday, as John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Haniger suffered the injury as a result of an awkward swing on Friday. He had been due to play in San Francicso’s game against the…...2023
  • • Athletics plan to discuss Bob Melvin extension after season
    The Athletics have been baseball’s most unexpected success story in 2018, and on the heels of a playoff berth and at least 96 wins, the front office plans to sit down with manager Bob Melvin to discuss a contract extension after the season, Fancred’s Jon Heyman reports.Regardless of how the 2018 season had played out, it seemed like the organization had Melvin in its long-term plans. The Yankees r...2018
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  • • Bruce Bochy says he hopes to manage Giants in 2019
    Long-time Giants skipper Bruce Bochy left little doubt that he wants to return next season in a chat with John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. His current contract expires after the 2019 campaign.Certainly, the results haven’t been there over the past two seasons — and, especially, in recent weeks. Even if the postseason long seemed a difficult objective after a disastrous 2017 effort, the cl...2018
  • • Buster Posey Facing Eventual Hip Surgery
    The Giants and Buster Posey are weighing the possibility of hip surgery that would end the catcher’s season, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. No determination has been made just yet, but Posey has been plagued by hip issues for much of the season and it seems the organization is resigned to the…...2018
  • • Buster Posey facing eventual hip surgery
    The Giants and Buster Posey are weighing the possibility of hip surgery that would end the catcher’s season, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. No determination has been made just yet, but hip issues have plagued Posey for much of the season, and it seems the organization is resigned to the fact that he will need to go under the knife.Executive vice president of baseball operations ...2018
  • • Report: All-Star Buster Posey likely to have season-ending surgery
    The San Francisco Giants are out of realistic playoff contention. It’s also highly possible that they’ll be without catcher Buster Posey for the rest of the year.John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Posey “faces likely hip surgery that would cut short his season.”Shea also cited executive vice president of baseball operations, Brian Sabean, who said “I’d say that that’s a safe as...2018
  • • Buster Posey is done for the season
    The San Francisco Giants are hanging on for dear life. And this isn’t going to help.At 62-64, the playoffs look less and less likely by the day. As it stands, they are 7.5 games out of first in the NL West. More than that, though, are how good all three teams in front of them are. All three of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers are contenders. But the Giants are als...2018
  • • MLB prospect suspended 80 games for PEDs
    An MLB prospect in the Oakland Athletics organization has tested positive for PED use. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday that Eric Marinez, a prospect for the Class A Stockton Ports, tested positive for clomiphene and will serve an 80-game suspension. In 22 games for Stockton, Marinez hit .234/.289/.338. A season ago, he hit .278/.341/.359 in 114 games for the Beloit Sn...2018

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  • 2024
    "John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Monday that the A’s were also looking…"

  • 2023
    "New signing Mitch Haniger’s status for Opening Day is unclear, after the Giants outfielder suffered a Grade 1 oblique strain yesterday, as John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports."

  • 2022
    "John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle relays that there are performance bonuses worth $1MM based on games played."

  • 2021
    "General manager David Forst spoke with John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle and…"

  • 2020
    "But president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi believes that will change before spring training opens, as he told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle."

  • 2019
    "Both the Giants’ signing of Bonds and their privately financed ballpark angered Magowan’s fellow owners, he told John Shea of the San"

  • 2018
    "After a supposed missed strike-three call by home plate umpire Mark Ripperger in the second inning, Samardzija took this funny shot at him, per John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle."

  • 2017
    "The Rangers have a deal in place to acquire lefty Matt Moore from the Giants, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (Twitter link)."

  • 2016
    "According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Duffy will begin playing minor league rehab games on Saturday."

  • 2015
    "According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Rodriguez is training with Bonds at the Future Prospects facility in San Rafael, California: A couple of sources—actually buddies whose kids train at the facility—tipped me off to the Bonds-Rodriguez sessions, which obviously made quite a few up-and-comers do a double take."

  • 2014
    " Heyman also reports that Sandoval has informed his former club of his decision:  John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reported the Giants' final offer to Sandoval: Sandoval was an interesting case heading into the offseason."

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John Shea trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • The mess that John Fisher has made with the A’s is getting worse — now there are scheduling issues
    2024
  • • Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
    2024
  • Another update on the Oakland Athletics and Las Vegas
    • Another update on the Oakland Athletics and Las Vegas
    Are the A’s getting closer to their Vegas move? Maybe. A couple of weeks ago, I posted this article about the Oakland A’s proposed move to Las Vegas and my skepticism about parts of the plan. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle has an article with some updated information and so I thought I’d pass some thoughts on that along to you. First, Shea says there will be a “public event” in Nevada ne...2024
  • MLB GMs have discussed major change to trade deadline
    • MLB GMs have discussed major change to trade deadline
    For many years now, the major league trade deadline has been at the end of July or early August. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle laid out a case for moving it back a couple of weeks to the middle of August, adding that general managers have discussed the possibility for years, including at the annual general manager's meetings....2023
  • • Mid-August Trade Deadline Has Been Discussed By GMs
    For many years now, the major league trade deadline has been at the end of July or early August. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle laid out a case for moving it back a couple of weeks to the middle of August, adding that general managers have discussed the possibility for years, including at…...2023
  • • The Royals are the only team trying to use five infielders
    Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The shift is not necessarily dead. Last year, teams employed a defensive shift one-third of the time, stacking one side of the infield with most or all of their infielders. It has become a trending strategy in recent years, causing batting averages to plummet. To counteract this and give offenses a boost, Major League Baseball banned radical defensive shift...2023
  • • Rob Manfred talks about RSN difficulties, the balanced schedule, rule changes and more
    Al Yellon Cactus League Media Day helps kick off the spring baseball season. PHOENIX, Arizona — After an absence of a couple of years due to the pandemic and MLB’s lockout, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, held a news conference to kick off the Cactus League season. It was held at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix. Manfred echoed the presentation I attended Tuesd...2023
  • • Giants Sign Trevor Rosenthal
    The Giants announced to reporters, including Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, that they have signed Trevor Rosenthal to a one-year, $4.5MM deal. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle relays that there are performance bonuses worth $1MM based on games played. In a subsequent tweet, Shea provides details on the bonuses based on…...2022
  • • Giants, Andrew Knapp Agree To Minor League Deal
    The Giants have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent catcher Andrew Knapp, MLBTR has confirmed. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle tweeted last night that the Giants “might be” adding Knapp and sending him to Triple-A Sacramento. This will be the fourth organization of the year for Knapp, who was in Spring…...2022
  • Warriors owner Joe Lacob still interested in buying the Athletics
    • Warriors owner Joe Lacob still interested in buying the Athletics
    In an interview with John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Joe Lacob said he had made an offer to purchase the Oakland Athletics in 2005 and still maintains a standing offer to buy the team....2022

John Shea stats and results

  • • Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
    2023
  • • The Royals are the only team trying to use five infielders
    2023
    Read about Alex Pavlovic stats
  • • Mitch Haniger Suffers Grade 1 Oblique Strain
    2023
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  • • Rob Manfred talks about RSN difficulties, the balanced schedule, rule changes and more
    2023
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  • • Bruce Bochy Says He Hopes To Manage Giants In 2019
    Long-time Giants skipper Bruce Bochy left little doubt that he wants to return next season in a chat with John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. His current contract expires after the 2019 campaign. Certainly, the results haven’t been there over the past two seasons — and, especially, in recent weeks. Even if the postseason…...2018
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  • • Bruce Bochy says he hopes to manage Giants in 2019
    2018
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  • • Report: Bumgarner's accident could be factor in contract talks
    Madison Bumgarner’s dirt bike accident may have repercussions even after he has recovered from the injuries sustained as a result.According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Giants’ front office won’t forget about Bumgarner’s decision to get on a dirt bike during an in-season off-day, particularly when it comes to negotiating a future contract extension.Comparisons bet...2017
  • • Making the Case for a Brett Gardner Trade Between Yankees, SF Giants
    2016
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  • • Free Agency Notes: Giants, Dodgers, Chapman, Wieters, Alvarez
    It appears that closer Mark Melancon will be the only major pickup the Giants make this offseason. The club has all but reached its payroll limit as a result of adding Melancon on a four-year, $62MM deal Monday, and it’s unlikely to make any significant dollar-for-dollar trades, general manager Bobby Evans told John Shea of…...2016
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  • • Giants, José Álvarez Nearing Deal
    MARCH 6: The Giants announced the signing of Álvarez to a one-year, $1.15MM contract with a $1.5MM club option for 2022, per MLB.com’s Maria I. Guardado (via Twitter). The option comes with a $100K buyout, adds John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter). That bonus will count towards the luxury tax, though the…...2021
  • • NL Notes: Posey, Scherzer, Stanek
    After a year off, Giants icon Buster Posey will return as their “primary catcher” in 2021, manager Gabe Kapler told reporters (including John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle) on Tuesday. Posey opted out of last season over family health concerns (he and his wife had just adopted twin girls who were born prematurely), and…...2020
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  • • NL Notes: Crawford, Kim, Mikolas, Cecil, Johnson
    Brandon Crawford gave the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea a rundown of his daily routine, as the Giants shortstop is busy balancing his time with his wife and four young children alongside workouts and engaging in whatever baseball activities he can manage from his house.  On this particular day, for example, Crawford and the Giants’…...2020
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  • • Bruce Bochy says he hopes to manage Giants in 2019
    2018
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  • • Jourdan Lewis will miss start of camp for domestic abuse trial
    This past spring, the Dallas Cowboys took a gamble selecting cornerback Jourdan Lewis, who is facing a domestic abuse charge.He is accused of dragging his girlfriend across the floor by her hair, grabbing her neck and holding her down during his time at Michigan.Now his trial is set to take place next week after failing to reach settlement just as training camp begins. According to Orion Sang of t...2017
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  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Chris Archer, Jonathan Lucroy and More
    2016
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  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Chris Archer, Jonathan Lucroy and More
    2016
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  • • What Is Behind NL's Offensive Leap in 2016's First Month?
    2016
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  • • Alex Rodriguez's Retirement Announcement Means Bonds Will Keep Home Run Throne
    2016
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  • • 2016 MLB Free Agents: Latest Rumors on Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann and More
    2015
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Top John Shea news

  • • Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Training with Barry Bonds at Bay Area Facility
    2015
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  • • Alex Rodriguez Tells Barry Bonds He Wants to Take His Career Home Run Record
    2015
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  • • Barry Bonds Comments on Fan Hatred Toward Alex Rodriguez Ahead of 660th HR
    2015
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  • • Wrigley Field Evacuated Following Bomb Threat After Giants vs. Cubs
    2015
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  • • Pablo Sandoval to Red Sox: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2014
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  • • Great American Ball Park Briefly Catches Fire During Giants vs. Reds
    2015
  • • Giants, Nori Aoki Agree To One-Year Deal
    The Giants and outfielder Nori Aoki have agreed to a one-year contract with an option for the 2016 season, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (Twitter links). Aoki, a client of CAA Sports, receives a $4.7MM guarantee plus … ...2015
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  • • Rangers To Acquire Matt Moore
    The Rangers have a deal in place to acquire lefty Matt Moore from the Giants, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (Twitter link). The specific return isn’t known, but it’s said to consist of prospects. Physicals must be completed before the swap will be made official. With the move, the Giants have…...2017
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John Shea fantasy rankings and news

  • • Alex Rodriguez's Retirement Announcement Means Bonds Will Keep Home Run Throne
    2016
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John Shea schedule, game

  • • The mess that John Fisher has made with the A’s is getting worse — now there are scheduling issues
    2024
    Read about John Fisher
  • • Another update on the Oakland Athletics and Las Vegas
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
    2023
  • • Rob Manfred talks about RSN difficulties, the balanced schedule, rule changes and more
    2023
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  • • Giants Release Abiatal Avelino; Latest On Drew Smyly
    The Giants have released infielder Abiatal Avelino, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He had been part of the Giants’ alternate training site. The 25-year-old Avelino – whom San Francisco acquired from the Yankees in a 2018 trade centering on Andrew McCutchen – had brief stints with the Giants in each of the…...2020
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  • • Giants reliever Tony Watson not concerned about shoulder tightness
    Giants reliever Tony Watson has been dealing with shoulder tightness this spring, but on Monday the left-hander said "It’s nothing I’m concerned about,” via John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle.  Watson, who threw his second bullpen session in three days on Monday, expects he’ll be set to go for the beginning of the regular season. However, it’s unknown when he’ll be ready to appear in a sprin...2020
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  • • Pitcher Jeff Samardzija emphasizes his loyalty to the Giants
    San Francisco Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija looks like a potential trade candidate considering the Giants are unlikely to contend in 2020 and he’s in the final year of his contract.  Samardzija told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle that he hopes to remain with the Giants. “The way I look at it, you look to put yourself and the team in the best situation going forward,” he said. “Obvi...2020
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  • • Minor MLB Transactions: 1/30/20
    The latest minor transactions from around the majors… The Athletics announced the signing of right-hander Shohei Tomioka to a minor league pact earlier this week. The agreement doesn’t include an invitation to major league spring training, per John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. The 23-year-old Tomioka is coming over from Japan, where he pitched…...2020
  • • San Francisco Giants expect to make outfield additions
    Although the Giants’ outfield ended the 2019 campaign a lowly 22nd in WAR and 28th in wRC+, the club hasn’t made any notable moves to upgrade the area since then. But president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi believes that will change before spring training opens, as he told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. “I would still expect us to add one or two players to the outfield mix before ...2020
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  • • Giants Expect To Make Outfield Additions
    Although the Giants’ outfield ended the 2019 campaign a lowly 22nd in WAR and 28th in wRC+, the club hasn’t made any notable moves to upgrade the area since then. But president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi believes that will change before spring training opens, as he told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle.…...2020
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John Shea rumors, scandals

  • • A’s Don’t Expect To Trade Paul Blackburn, Seth Brown
    A’s general manager David Forst chatted with reporters on Monday evening, discussing a few areas of the roster. Perhaps most notably, the GM said he didn’t expect to trade either starter Paul Blackburn or outfielder Seth Brown this offseason (relayed by John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle). Blackburn has been the subject of trade speculation as…...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
    2023
  • • Buster Posey is done for the season
    2018
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  • • What Is Madison Bumgarner Worth in Upcoming Giants Megadeal?
    2017
  • • Making the Case for a Brett Gardner Trade Between Yankees, SF Giants
    2016
  • • Mark Melancon Puts Giants Back on Level for NL West Dominance
    2016
  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Chris Archer, Jonathan Lucroy and More
    2016
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  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Chris Archer, Jonathan Lucroy and More
    2016
    Read about Chris Archer rumors
  • • What Is Behind NL's Offensive Leap in 2016's First Month?
    2016
  • • 2016 MLB Free Agents: Latest Rumors on Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann and More
    2015
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