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Headlines
A's, 3B McPherson agree to minor league deal
Jerry Crasnick | ESPN.com (5 hours ago)
Free agent third baseman Dallas McPherson has agreed to terms with the Oakland A's on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp, his agent said.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith Law | ESPN.com (5 days ago)
Keith Law's blog for November 18, 2009, focuses on the baseball writers who favored Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander over eventual AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke -- looking at their defenses of their reasoning. Plus: John Lackey ... to the Nats?
- The market for those coming off injuries (6 days ago)
- Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap (7 days ago)
- Coghlan (NL), Bailey (AL) voted rookies of year (7 days ago)
- Rangers' Andrus second in AL Rookie balloting (7 days ago)
- Rangers' Andrus second in AL Rookie balloting (7 days ago)
- Will Elvis Andrus win AL Rookie of the Year? (7 days ago)
Sunday 10/4 - Final
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Elias Says...
BAILEY WINS A.L. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Andrew Bailey won the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year Award. Bailey (26 saves, 1.84 earned run average) is only the fourth rookie to save at least 25 games with an earned run average under 2.00. The three others were Baltimore's Gregg Olson in 1989 (27 saves, 1.69 ERA), Baltimore's Jorge Julio in 2002 (25, 1.99) and Boston's Jonathan Papelbon in 2006 (35, 0.92).
Updated: November 16, 2009
2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Eric Chavez | 11,500,000 |
| 2 | Bobby Crosby | 5,300,000 |
| 3 | Mark Ellis | 5,000,000 |
| 4 | Justin Duchscherer | 3,900,000 |
| Team Total | 56,089,250 | |
| Team Rank | 27th | |
| Athletics Salaries | ||
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2009 AL West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 97 | 65 | - | 883 | 761 | |
| 87 | 75 | 10 | 784 | 740 | |
| 85 | 77 | 12 | 640 | 692 | |
| 75 | 87 | 22 | 759 | 761 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| WINS LEADER » B. ANDERSON | ||
 | WINS | 11 |
| ERA | 4.06 | |
| SO | 150 | |
| IP | 175 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| BA | R. Sweeney | .293 |
| HR | J. Cust | 25 |
| RBI | K. Suzuki | 88 |
| R | J. Cust | 88 |
| OPS | J. Cust | .773 |
| ERA | B. Anderson | 4.06 |
| SO | B. Anderson | 150 |
| Complete Team Stats | ||
2009 American League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .262 | 759 | .328 | .397 | .726 | 133 |
| 9th | 9th | 11th | 14th | 12th | 4th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.26 | .265 | .742 | 38 | 1.39 | 64 |
| 3rd | 7th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 13th |
Photo Wire
Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey, right, smiles beside A's general manager Billy Beane during a baseball news... (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 75 | 87 | 759 | 761 |
| 2008 | 75 | 86 | 646 | 690 |
| 2007 | 76 | 86 | 741 | 758 |
| 2006 | 93 | 69 | 771 | 727 |
| 2005 | 88 | 74 | 772 | 658 |
| 2004 | 91 | 71 | 793 | 742 |
| 2003 | 96 | 66 | 768 | 643 |
| 2002 | 103 | 59 | 800 | 654 |
| Expanded Team History | ||||