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Remember him? The A's traded Gio Gonzalez last winter as the team continued their youth-movement. Image Credit: Brad Barr-US PRESSWIREOne Month Review: The Gio Gonzalez Trade - Swingin' A's - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletic...

  No doubt about it the A’s are in a major transition phase in the franchise’s history.  It’s no secret the A’s are in a quagmire of bureaucracy and politics that has put the fate of the franchise in flux.  But when it...

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We know the Nationals have been building an empire in the minor leagues, but just how good are the Nationals prospects? According to the 2012 edition of Baseball America Prospect Handbook, the Nationals farm system is tops in the majors. There’...

I thought about how I would lead into this, the ranking of teams’ farm systems, but don’t have a good way to do it, other than say it is something that I like to tackle every year. Obviously, in the grand scheme of things my rankings aren’t goi...

Can House Diagnose Oakland's Problems? Probably Not. (Photo Credit: FOX) I’ll just say it. The Oakland Athletics have absolutely no shot at competing next year in the American League West. No chance at all. Zip. Nada. Forget about it. The f...

Ready For Action: Derek Norris is a talented prospect (Photo Credit: MLB.com) Over the next couple of days Swingin’ A’s will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Athletics scored in the Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez, and And...

Out of Oakland? Would the A's Trade Kurt Suzuki? (Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) After trading his three All-Star pitchers Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey, and Gio Gonzalez, A’s general manager Billy Beane could also end up trading the...

Committed: A's Billy Beane seemed committed to this newest "youth-movement" (Photo Credit: US Presswire/Jason O. Watson) The A’s have been rebuilding since 2007, but throughout the last few years they’ve been inconsistent in t...

Not too long after John Danks was given a five-year extension, Oakland Athletics starter Gio Gonzalez was shipped to the Washington Nationals for four prospects. He was always primed to be over-valued on the trade market, and the four prospects are r...

The Oakland Athletics have traded starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez to the Washington Nationals for four prospects.  In exchange for Gonzalez, the A’s will receive starting pitchers A.J. Cole, Brad Peacock and Tom Milone and catcher Derek Norris. R...

Newest National: Gio Gonzalez has been traded by the A's to the Washington Nationals (Photo Credit: AP) It finally happened. The Oakland A’s finally dealt their All-Star lefty Gio Gonzalez on Thursday to the Washington Nationals. The A̵...