O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6-4) VS. ITALY (1-0) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 – HOHOKAM PARK – 1:05 P.M. MST A’S WEBCAST
ABOUT THE A’S: Have won four of the last five games and six of the CONTRACT STATUS: The A’s have four players under contract beyond last eight after losing each of the first two contests this spring…are 3-2 at the 2017 season…Santiago Casilla, Sean Doolittle, Matt Joyce and Ryan Hohokam and 3-2 on the road…scored 21 runs yesterday at Arizona after Madson are signed through 2018 with the A’s holding club options on Doo- tallying just 37 runs over the first nine games…allowed 13 runs against little for 2019 and 2020…Jed Lowrie has a club option for 2018. the Diamondbacks and have surrendered 32 runs in the last three games HOW THE A’S WERE BUILT: Of the 40 players on the 40-man roster, nine (31 er in 27.0 ip, 10.33 ERA) after yielding 24 over the first seven contests were drafted by the A’s (Brugman, 17th round in 2013; Doolittle, compen- (3.25 ERA)…are tied for third in the Cactus League in home runs (12) and sation pick following the 1st round in 2007; Dull, 32nd in 2012; Gray, 1st in tied for fourth in fewest errors (8)…this is the A’s 49th Spring Training in Ari- 2011; R. Healy, 3rd in 2013; Maxwell, 2nd in 2012; Olson, compensation zona, their third since returning to Mesa in 2015 after a 36-year absence… pick following the first round in 2012; Pinder, Competitive Balance Round B after training in Bradenton, Florida in 1968, the A’s came west to Arizona in 2013; Wahl, 5th in 2013)…two were signed as non-drafted agents (Mu- in 1969 and trained in Mesa from 1969-78…moved to Scottsdale in 1979 ñoz, Nuñez), two were claimed off waivers (Smolinski, Triggs) and seven and then spent 33 seasons at Phoenix Municipal Stadium from 1982- were signed as free agents (Axford, Casilla, R. Davis, Joyce, Madson, 2014…are scheduled to play 34 games this spring plus an exhibition game Plouffe, Rosales)…the other 20 were all acquired in trades…27 of the 40 against Italy’s World Baseball Classic club…the total includes 31 games in players have joined the A’s organization since the end of the 2014 sea- Arizona and three in the Bay Area against the Giants (March 30-April 1)… son…the longest tenured Athletics in camp are Sean Doolittle (drafted in the A’s went 12-17-3 (.422) last spring, which was the fifth worst record in June, 2007), Renato Nuñez (signed July 2, 2010) and Sonny Gray (drafted the Cactus League…it marked the first time the A’s finished Spring Training in June, 2011). with a losing record since 2011 when they went 12-21-1…committed 45 errors, which was six more than any other team (39, Chicago-NL)…they OFF SEASON MOVES: The A’s signed five free agents this offseason, were the most by an A’s team since at least 2000…the pitching staff issued including Matt Joyce (Nov. 30), Rajai Davis (Jan. 3), Trevor Plouffe (Jan. 125 walks, which was the most among CL teams and second most in the 18), Santiago Casilla (Jan.20) and Adam Rosales (Jan. 25)…the A’s also majors to Boston (129)…the walks were the most by an A’s team during the acquired one 40-man player via trade on Nov. 12 when they received Paul spring since at least 1990…compiled a 6.10 ERA, which was third high- Blackburn from Seattle for Danny Valencia est in the majors to San Diego (6.89) and San Francisco (6.37)…the ERA Minor League mini camp is underway…pitchers was second highest by an A’s team during the spring since at least 1990 MINOR LEAGUE DATES: and catchers have started working out…position players report on Friday (6.22 in 1999)…the offense struck out 225 times, which was second fewest with the first workout scheduled for Saturday. among CL teams…stole just 13 bases, which was the fewest