The Oakland Athletics have traded star third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for infielder Brett Lawrie as well as minor league shortstop Franklin Barreto and pitchers Sean Nolin and Kendall Graveman,
The Oakland Athletics announced on Monday that they have hired Cardinals Director of Scouting Dan Kantrovitz to serve as the team’s Assistant General Manager behind GM Billy Beane.
The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Monday that they have signed David Bell, who spent 2014 as the team’s assistant hitting coach, to a two-year contract to serve as the club’s bench coach. Bell will be replacing Mike Aldrete, who is leaving to serve in the same position with theRead More
Bench coach Mike Aldrete has left the St. Louis Cardinals and will assume the same role with the Oakland Athletics in 2015. Aldrete grew up in the area and will get a chance to reunite with manager Bob Melvin, who Aldrete worked with on the staffs in Arizona and Seattle.Read More