Brandon Moss DH FA Tue 9/11/12 12:45 AM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss went 2-for-4 and hit his 17th homer Monday against the Angels.
With 17 homers in 199 at-bats, Moss has a shot at becoming just the seventh player in major league history to have a season of at least 20 homers and no more than 250 at-bats. Mike Napoli was the last two do it, hitting 26 homers in 227 at-bats for the Angels in 2008. 29 players have had 20 homers in seasons of no more than 300 at-bats, including Jim Thome in 2010.
Brandon Moss DH FA Wed 9/5/12 1:03 AM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss hit a solo home run on Tuesday, accounting for all of the A's scoring in a loss to Anaheim.
His solo shot off Zack Greinke brought the A's to within 2-1 in the seventh inning, but that would be as close as they would get. Moss has flourished in a part-time role this season, hitting .257 with 16 homers and 35 RBI.
Brandon Moss DH FA Tue 8/14/12 11:34 PM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts as the A's were shutout by the Royals on Tuesday.
Moss had homered twice in three at-bats against Jeremy Guthrie earlier in the season, but was unable to put the bat on the ball against him this time around. He's hitting a paltry .229 on the year, though he has provided decent power production with his 10 homers and 24 RBI in 144 at-bats.
Brandon Moss DH FA Sat 7/21/12 1:47 AM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss singled in Yoenis Cespedes in the bottom of the ninth to give the A's a 3-2 win over the Yankees on Friday.
The A's threatened to end the Yankees' streak of games with at least three runs scored on Thursday, only to give up an Eric Chavez solo homer in the ninth in a 4-3 win. Tonight, they did stop it at 43 games, even though the Yankees came back to tie it at 2 in the top of the ninth. Moss also had a double in the contest. His game-ending hit scores Cespedes, who had four hits on the night.
Brandon Moss DH FA Wed 7/4/12 6:52 PM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss went 3-for-4 and homered Wednesday as the A's completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox.
Just like Tuesday, the A's won 3-2 today. Moss ended up driving in five of Oakland's 12 runs in the series against his original club. He has 10 homers in 24 games since his callup.
Brandon Moss DH FA Tue 7/3/12 12:48 AM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss went 2-for-3 and hit a three-run homer against the Red Sox on Monday.
It was the former Red Sox doing most of the damage for the A's tonight, as both Josh Reddick and Moss took Daisuke Matsuzaka deep. Moss has nine homers, three doubles and six singles in 22 games since being called up. It's given him a modest .247 average, but he's slugging .658 to date.
Brandon Moss DH FA Thu 6/14/12 6:32 PM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs versus the Rockies on Thursday.
Moss has started seven games and collected seven hits for the A's. Five of them have been homers, plus the two doubles today. He had four homers in the three-game series at Coors Field. It looks like he'll be a fixture at first base for the A's for at least the next few weeks.
Brandon Moss DH FA Tue 6/12/12 11:56 PM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss homered twice on Tuesday in Oakland's 8-5 victory over the Rockies.
Moss has started five of six games games since his callup, so it looks like he's going to get consistent at-bats so long as he hits. He's done so thus far, posting a 1.080 OPS over 17 at-bats to go with three homers and four RBI. To be fair, three of his four hits are homers and he'll have to improve his 2/5 K/BB ratio. He's worth adding in AL-only leagues.
Brandon Moss DH FA Mon 3/19/12 12:23 PM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Athletics assigned OF Brandon Moss, C Ryan Ortiz and OF Jeff Fiorentino to minor league camp.
Moss went 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in his last Cactus League game Sunday. But it wasn't enough to put him over the edge for a spot on the Oakland bench.
Brandon Moss DH FA Sun 3/18/12 8:22 PM
Brandon Moss
DH FA
Brandon Moss went 3-for-3 with a homer, four RBI, and a run in the Athletics' 11-2 defeat of the Diamondbacks.
A former top prospect, Moss is competing for a bench role after posting 23 home runs and an .877 OPS with the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate last season. Still, it's more likely than not he opens the year in the minors.