Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... television first reported that the Mariners had picked Wakamatsu from a field of seven finalists.David Forst, Oakland's assistant general manager, said in an e-mail to the Seattle P-I that the Mariners had not contacted the Athletics on Tuesday about their intent to hire Wakamatsu.Zduriencik chose Wakamatsu, 45, from a group of finalists that also included Boston Red Sox coaches Brad...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
2:03pm: The ESPN guys talked to A's assistant GM David Forst, who said, "It's still an ongoing discussion." 2:00pm: Ken Rosenthal chimes in. The deal may not be finalized for about 48 hours. Players discussed over the weekend: Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street, and Smith. Rosenthal says the A's do not plan to flip Holliday or trade him in July. 1:57pm: ESPN's Buster Olney and Jerry Crasnick...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... A's had money to spend, so it wasn't surprising that general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst were about to get involved in something big.We guessed Manny Ramírez or maybe Mark Teixeira, but it was an even more intriguing prize in Holliday, the coming-into-his-prime slugger who recently rejected a five-year, $84 million offer from the Rockies.We've often thought Holliday...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
... Evans said."We're not ruling anything out, free agents or trades at all levels," A's assistant GM David Forst said.We haven't heard this type of tall-order talk from these teams in several years, except in the offseason the Giants spoke of going after Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Lee but landed Barry Zito.Clubs hold exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents for 15 days...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
The 31-year-old Ellis, who had right shoulder surgery last month, could have become a free agent after the World Series. He had asked the A's to postpone any further negotiations on a new contract until the season was over. General manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst were optimistic of working something out in a timely manner once the process with Ellis' representatives got...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
... on a new contract until the season was over. Both general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst were optimistic of working something out in a timely manner once the process with Ellis' representatives got moving.Ellis has spent his first seven years in the big leagues with Oakland, including 2004, when he was sidelined with an injury to the same shoulder."We're really happy...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
... on a new contract until the season was over. Both general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst were optimistic of working something out in a timely manner once the process with Ellis' representatives got moving. Ellis gets $5 million next year and $5.5 million in 2010, and the A's have a $6 million option for 2011 with a $500,000 buyout. He can earn an additional $800,000...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
... on a new contract until the season was over. Both general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst were optimistic of working something out in a timely manner once the process with Ellis' representatives got moving.Ellis gets $5 million next year and $5.5 million in 2010, and the A's have a $6 million option for 2011 with a $500,000 buyout. He can earn an additional $800,000...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
... on a new contract until the season was over. Both general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst were optimistic of working something out in a timely manner once the process with Ellis' representatives got moving.Ellis has spent his first seven years in the big leagues with Oakland, including 2004, when he was sidelined with an injury to the same shoulder."We're really happy...
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
... that Lincoln and Armstrong have come up with more impressive is that Peter Woodfork, Jed Hoyer, David Forst, Rick Hahn and Chris Antonetti all dropped out on their own, and other great candidates were unable to interview as well. Coming into this, who would have thought that the final four could be so solid despite lacking all the names listed above? It’s amazing, but I’m getting...
