A’S NEWS LINKS, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017 EAST BAY TIMES A’s add Eckersley but drop another one to Giants By John Hickey http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/31/as-add-eckersley-but-drop-another-one-to-giants/ Khris Davis senses how much A’s are counting on him by John Hickey http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/31/khris-davis-senses-how-much-as-are-counting-on-him/ Dennis Eckersley returns to A’s in a Special way by John Hickey HTTP://WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM/2017/03/31/DENNIS-ECKERSLEY-IS-LATEST-AS-LEGEND-TO- REJOIN-ORGANIZATION/ Is this A’s pitching staff even old enough to shave? Age is just a number for one of the youngest starting rotations in baseball BY COURTNEY CRONIN HTTP://WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM/2017/03/31/IS-THIS-AS-PITCHING-STAFF-EVEN-OLD-ENOUGH-TO- SHAVE/ A’s, Ink: The stories behind Oakland Athletics players’ wild tattoos BY JOHN HICKEY HTTP://WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM/2017/03/31/AS-INK-THE-STORIES-BEHIND-OAKLAND-ATHLETICS- PLAYERS-WILD-TATTOOS/ Rickey Henderson can thank clever A’s fan for latest honor BY DANIEL BROWN HTTP://WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM/2017/03/31/RICKEY-HENDERSON-CAN-THANK-CLEVER-AS-FAN- FOR-LATEST-HONOR/ Daniel Coulombe closing in on A’s bullpen berth BY JOHN HICKEY HTTP://WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM/2017/03/31/DANIEL-COULOMBE-CLOSING-IN-ON-AS-BULLPEN- BERTH/ SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE A’s eyeing another big year from Khris Davis By John Shea HTTP://WWW.SFCHRONICLE.COM/GIANTS/SHEA/ARTICLE/A-S-EYEING-ANOTHER-BIG-YEAR-FOR- KHRIS-DAVIS-11042946.PHP?CMPID=GSA-SFGATE-RESULT A’s continue to stress versatility, especially with Ryon Healy By John Shea HTTP://WWW.SFGATE.COM/ATHLETICS/ARTICLE/A-S-CONTINUE-TO-STRESS-VERSATILITY- ESPECIALLY-11042637.PHP A’s reliever Santiago Casilla will ‘never forget’ Giants By John Shea HTTP://WWW.SFGATE.COM/ATHLETICS/SHEA/ARTICLE/A-S-RELIEVER-SANTIAGO-CASILLA-WILL- NEVER-11040301.PHP Baseball’s ‘crazy’ closers: A half-sane look into bullpen bravado By Scott Ostler HTTP://WWW.SFCHRONICLE.COM/SPORTS/OSTLER/ARTICLE/BASEBALL-S-CRAZY-CLOSERS-A-HALF- SANE-11037213.PHP?CMPID=TWITTER-PREMIUM ATHLETICS.COM Cotton sharp in final spring start vs. Giants BY ALEX ESPINOSA AND CHRIS HAFT http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/221801960/giants-jeff-samardzija-strong-vs- as/?topicId=27118394 K. Davis, Plouffe back in action vs. Giants By Alex Espinosa http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/221824734/khris-davis-trevor-plouffe-return-from- injury/?topicId=27118394 A's bring back Eckersley as special assistant By Alex Espinosa http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/221792224/dennis-eckersley-named-as-special- assistant/?topicId=27118394 5 Statcast storylines for '17 Athletics by Matt Kelly HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/221696274/OAKLAND-ATHLETICS-2017-STATCAST- PREVIEW/ Q&A: Forst talks formula for success for A's BY MARK FEINSAND HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/221681158/QA-DAVID-FORST-TALKS-AS-FORMULA- FOR-SUCCESS/?TOPICID=27118394 CSNBAYAREA.COM A'S RELIEVER CASILLA SHARP IN RETURN TO AT&T PARK, GIANTS EDGE A'S By Joe Stiglich HTTP://WWW.CSNBAYAREA.COM/ATHLETICS/RELIEVER-CASILLA-SHARP-RETURN-ATT-PARK-GIANTS- EDGE ASSOCIATED PRESS Giants top A's again in Bay Bridge Series By Michael Wagaman HTTP://WWW.PRESSDEMOCRAT.COM/SPORTS/6843318-181/GIANTS-TOP-AS-AGAIN-IN .