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Sources: Furcal meets with A's officials in Oakland
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Furcal visited A's officials at the Oakland Coliseum, toured communities where he might live and had a two-hour lunch with A's general manager Billy Beane.
The A's have yet to make Furcal a formal offer, sources say, but the two sides expect to speak again Wednesday and possibly discuss financial terms.
Furcal, 31, is seeking a four-year contract.
The Giants also are interested in signing him and an unidentified third club is in the mix, according to Kinzer. The Dodgers have all but conceded that Furcal is gone.
If the A's sign Furcal, they likely would trade shortstop Bobby Crosby, who is signed for one more year at $5.25 million. The A's are not interested in any other free-agent shortstops.
The signing of Furcal would be the A's second major move of the offseason. The team earlier acquired left fielder Matt Holliday from the Rockies for reliever Huston Street, left-hander Greg Smith and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.
Beane might not stop with Holliday and Furcal. The A's have requested and received the medical records of Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson, who underwent season-ending wrist surgery last June.
The teams have yet to discuss a trade, and Johnson, 30, might not be ready for Opening Day. But the A's long have coveted his on-base skills, and could pursue him as an alternative to Daric Barton at first base.
Member Comments
Pirates management should be raiding the Oakland organization for help instead of Cleveland. If BB gets Furcal to come to Oakland, he's a genius. Injuries are part of the game, but when Furcal is healthy he is one of the best producing shortstops in baseball. Like I said, Pittsburgh should be using the A's as their model for rebuilding (or the Twins).
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plfuun11/28/2008 7:46:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
This would be a great addition for the A's. Especially if we can get anything of any value at all for Crosby. There is a SS for you Giants fans! He is not terrible and he is only locked for one year so you can play your jewel Burriss next year. As an A's fan, Im very hopeful for the upcoming season that the Lew Wolf is planning on spending some money now and in the future....Lock up Holliday!!
gstaterob11/26/2008 14:26:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
It sounds like a lot of Giants fans are mad at the A's. Is it becuase of the earthquake series? Does it still hurt? Or is it because we do so much with so little money? Or because we get the best of you no matter if it is pre season or regular season! Maybe because we used you as a garbage can and dumped Zito? Who knows, but once again the Athletics will have a great season, not so much for the Midgets!
Savagetarius11/26/2008 14:10:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
It's simple why Furcal will go to Oakland and not Frisco. While looking at both stadiums he noticed that the ballpark in SF didn't have a trophy room. The A's on the other hand do. CASE CLOSED!!! LOL GO A's!!!!
AsnRaidersnWarriors11/26/2008 14:07:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Furcal will be a very bad addition to the Giants, He's 31 anf injury prone, GO TO THE A's! Also CC would waste so much money the Giants can use in the next few years in getting some deep threat balla's. The Giants are in a good situation now, with some free money, Just think if they had not signed Zito , what we could get, and thats the fear with signing antoher pitcher for a long contract. Long expensive contract's dont work out with pitchers... EVER!
11/26/2008 13:39:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
That's just great LA. Furcal was by far the our best player the first two months of the year and Manny was our best player the last few months. We're not going to resign either one and the team is going to be garbage again.
ACDC8411/26/2008 12:25:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
It's great to see Oakland's ownership spending some cash to be contenders. The AL West is theirs for the taking.
mcbrinkosu11/26/2008 11:13:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
no worries- they have MOTA in san fran too. xtra Green.
King6811/26/2008 9:31:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
If Furcal is going to leave, please go to Oakland and not the hated GIANTS. Thank you.....
beedog3211/26/2008 8:38:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
damn. I thought his relationship with Manny Mota would keep him in L.A.
11/26/2008 7:12:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
when furcal was healthy he was special. problem being, the guy was rarely healthy. hope oakland has great success with him, time for the dodgers to go in a different direction.
11/26/2008 3:26:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
Giants fans need to start checking out the track records of their youngsters. Burris is nothing special or even close to average. Burris is a bad player and giants fans will find that out just like they did with so many other crappy players.<br /><br />With Furcal's injury/age concerns, he has the potential to make any team look bad that gets signed to whatever contract they give him (but can also make them look good). he will get more than he deserves though, thats for sure.
Berserk2511/25/2008 23:43:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Good for the A's. Just keep him away from San Francisco so the Giants can focus on Orlando Hudson instead. We'll do fine with Emmanuel Burris at short. Furcal has lost a step and will be too expensive.
Gigantes_de_San_Francisco11/25/2008 23:16:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
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