2010 OAKLAND ATHLETICS POSTSEASON GUIDE TREVOR CAHILL. 18-8, 2.97 ERA 2010 All-Star Most wins by an AL pitcher, 22 years old or younger, in 25 years

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1 2010 OAKLAND ATHLETICS POSTSEASON GUIDE TREVOR CAHILL 18-8, 2.97 ERA 2010 All-Star Most wins by an AL pitcher, 22 years old or younger, in 25 years

2 2010 A s Postseason Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Oakland A s Coaching Staff Bob Geren...2 Mike Gallego...3 Gerald Perry...4 Ron Romanick...5 Joel Skinner...5 Tye Waller Oakland A s Players Brett Anderson...7 Andrew Bailey...9 Daric Barton...11 Jerry Blevins...13 Boof Bonser...14 Dallas Braden...16 Craig Breslow...19 Travis Buck...21 Trevor Cahill...23 Matt Carson...26 Chris Carter...27 Eric Chavez...29 Bobby Cramer...32 Coco Crisp...34 Jack Cust...36 Rajai Davis...38 Joey Devine...40 Josh Donaldson...41 Justin Duchscherer...43 Mark Ellis...45 Gio Gonzalez...48 Conor Jackson...50 Justin James...52 Kevin Kouzmanoff...53 Vin Mazzaro...55 Clayton Mortensen...57 Josh Outman...59 Cliff Pennington...60 Landon Powell...61 Henry Rodriguez...63 Adam Rosales...65 Tyson Ross...66 Ben Sheets...68 Eric Sogard...70 Kurt Suzuki...72 Ryan Sweeney...74 Steve Tolleson...76 Michael Wuertz...77 Brad Ziegler...79 Additional Players Oakland A s Season In Review Team Notes...89 Final Statistics...94 Fielding Statistics...95 Day-By-Day Results...96 Wild Card Day-By-Day Chronology At A Glance Club Statistics Miscellaneous Stats Highs and Lows Designated Hitting Statistics Pinch Hitting Statistics Batting With RISP Batting With The Bases Loaded Starting Lineups Player Transactions How The A s Were Built Stats At The All-Star Break Stats After The All-Star Break April Statistics May Statistics June Statistics July Statistics August Statistics September Statistics Stats At Home Stats On The Road Stats During The Day Stats At Night Stats vs. Left-Handers Stats vs. Right-Handers Final Standings Major League Attendance AL Team Leaders AL Batting Leaders AL Pitching Leaders AL Rookie Batting Leaders AL Rookie Pitching Leaders NL Team Leaders NL Batting Leaders NL Pitching Leaders NL Rookie Batting Leaders NL Rookie Pitching Leaders Minor League Season In Review Sacramento Season Summary Midland Season Summary Stockton Season Summary Kane County Season Summary Vancouver Season Summary Arizona A s Season Summary Dominican A s Season Summary Draft Picks Organizational Leaders Organizational Standings Miscellaneous Roster Schedule Oakland A s Postseason Guide 1

3 Bob Geren 17 Manager Robert Peter Geren Named as A s bullpen coach, November 13, 2002 Named as A s manager, November 17, 2006 Birthdate: September 22, 1961 Birthplace/Resides: San Diego, California / Danville, California Contract Status: Signed through 2011 Bob Geren has compiled a (.474) record in four seasons as manager of the Oakland A s. He was named the 28th manager in franchise history and the 17th in Oakland history on November 17, Geren guided Oakland to an record and second place finish in the American League West in 2010 after posting losing seasons in each of his first three years at the helm of the A s. The A s used the disabled 23 times last year, which was second most in Oakland history, and the 23 players combined to miss an Oakland record 1397 games. After employing an Oakland-record 54 players and tying the club record by using the disabled list 22 times in 2007 en route to a record, the A s utilized 51 players in 2008 and set a new Oakland record by using the DL 25 times while finishing The A s utilized 51 players again in 2009 and used the DL 17 times in a season. Oakland has now used the DL 87 times during Geren s four seasons as manager, a total surpassed only by the Texas Rangers (98), and has employed 129 different players. Geren has been a member of the A s coaching staff for the last eight seasons, serving as the club s bench coach in 2006 after spending the previous three seasons as bullpen coach. He joined the A s organization in 1999 as manager of Single-A Modesto and spent the next three seasons ( ) at the helm of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. He also managed in the Boston Red Sox farm system for three seasons, guiding Utica of the New York-Penn League in 1995, the Red Sox Gulf Coast League team in 1996 and Sarasota of the Florida State League in His seven-year managerial record on the minor league level is , including a record in the A s system. He gained further managerial experience in the 2005 off-season, leading Escogido in the Dominican Winter League. Geren was named the California League s Manager of the Year in 1999 after his Modesto club finished and won both halves in the Northern Division of the California League. He then led Triple-A Sacramento to consecutive first place finishes in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast League, as the River Cats posted a record in 2000 and mark in A former catcher, Geren s professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, including five years in the major leagues with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. Originally a first round pick of the Padres in 1979, Geren was traded to the St. Louis organization prior to making his major league debut with the Yankees in He played four seasons with New York from and enjoyed his best season in 1989 when he batted.288 and hit a career high nine home runs. After spending the 1992 season in Boston s minor league system, Geren finished his playing career with San Diego in He owns a.233 career batting average in 307 Major League games. A native of San Diego, Geren attended Clairemont High School. Bob and his wife, Pam, reside in Danville with their sons, Brett and Bobby. Bobby was drafted by the A s in the 36th round of the 2010 First-Year Player draft Oakland A s Postseason Guide

4 MANAGERIAL RECORD Year Club League Class W-L Pos Utica New York-Penn Rookie th / Pickney 1996 GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast Rookie th / Western 1998 Sarasota Florida State Single-A rd / Western 1999 Modesto California Single-A st / North 2000 Sacramento Pacific Coast Triple-A st / Southern 2001 Sacramento Pacific Coast Triple-A st / Southern 2002 Sacramento Pacific Coast Triple-A rd / Southern 2007 OAKLAND American Majors rd / West 2008 OAKLAND American Majors rd / West 2009 OAKLAND American Majors th / West 2010 OAKLAND American Majors nd / West Major League Totals Minor League Totals MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TOTALS Mike Gallego 12 Third Base Coach Michael Anthony Gallego Named A s third base coach, October 22, 2008 Birthdate: October 31, 1960 Birthplace/Resides: Whittier, California / Yorba Linda, California Mike Gallego completed his second season as the A s third base coach in 2010, but it was his 14th season in the Oakland organization, which includes 12 years as a player. Gallego joined the A s from the Colorado Rockies organization, where he spent nine seasons, including four as third base and infield coach on Clint Hurdle s major league staff, including a storybook 2007 season when they won the National League Pennant. Under his tutelage, the Rockies set a major league record for fielding percentage with a mark of in Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki led major league shortstops with a.987 fielding percentage that year and Todd Helton topped all National League first baseman with a.999 fielding percentage. Gallego joined the Rockies organization as a roving infield coordinator in 2000, a position he held until joining the major league coaching staff May 1, He returned to his minor league duties in , before rejoining the major league staff in Gallego began his coaching career as Boston s minor league infield instructor in Gallego s professional career began when the A s drafted him in the second round of the 1981 June draft out of UCLA. He made his major league debut with Oakland in 1985 and spent 13 seasons in the majors with Oakland ( , 95), the New York Yankees ( ) and St. Louis Cardinals ( ). He is a.239 career hitter with 42 home runs and 282 RBI in 1111 games, including.232 in 772 games with the A s. A valuable utility infielder, he played in three straight postseasons with Oakland from and was a member of the 1989 World Champion A s. In 1993, he won the Good Guy Award from the New York Press Photographer s Association and New York Baseball Writers after enjoying his best season, batting.283 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI. A native of Whittier, Calif., Gallego graduated from St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) and attended UCLA for three years before being drafted by the A s. He and his wife, Caryn, have twin sons, Nicholas and Joseph (12/29/88) and a daughter, Allison (12/12/90), and reside in Yorba Linda, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TOTALS Oakland A s Postseason Guide 3

5 Gerald Perry Hitting Coach Gerald June Perry Named A s hitting coach, October 20, 2010 Birthdate: October 30, 1960 Birthplace/Resides: Savannah, Georgia / Marietta, Georgia Gerald Perry returns to Oakland in 2011 as the club s new hitting coach, a position he previously held with the A s in Perry, hitting coach for Boston s Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket last season, began his major league coaching career in Seattle under Manager Lou Piniella in During his three seasons there, the Mariners reeled off a record (.617), including a 116-win playoff season in 2001 that set an American League record and tied the Major League mark (1906 Chicago Cubs) for most victories in a season. Perry, who enters his 28th season in professional baseball this spring, has also served as hitting coach with Pittsburgh ( ), Oakland and the Cubs ( ). During the 10 major league seasons as a hitting coach, his teams have advanced to the playoffs five times, including Mariners teams that played in the ALCS Series in 2000 and 2001, and the 2006 A s club that also appeared in the ALCS. In his second stint as hitting coach with Piniella, his 2008 Cubs ranked second in the National League in batting average (.278) and paced the NL in runs scored (855). The average was the franchise s highest mark in 71 years. That 2008 Chicago club also finished first in the National League and second in the majors with 636 walks. It marked the fifth time in which Perry helped an offense rank first or second in the league in walks (also with Seattle and 2006 with Oakland). During his three-year stay in Seattle, the Mariners led the majors in on-base percentage (.357) and walks (2018), and paced the American League in batting average (.278) and runs scored (2648). Besides last season, Perry previously spent three years in the Boston organization as a minor league hitting coach with Single-A Michigan (1997) and Triple-A Pawtucket (1998), and was the club s minor league hitting coordinator in Originally an 11th round selection by Atlanta in the 1978 Draft, Perry played parts of 13 major league seasons with the Braves ( ), Kansas City Royals (1990) and St. Louis Cardinals ( ). A.265 lifetime hitter with 59 home runs and 396 RBI in 1,193 games, the Savannah, Ga. native was named to the National League All-Star Team in 1988 when he batted.300 with 29 doubles, eight homers, 74 RBI and 29 stolen bases for the Braves. The previous season, 1987, he set an Atlanta record with 42 stolen bases, the most by a full-time Major League first baseman since Rod Carew swiped 49 with Minnesota in When he finished his career in St. Louis, he left as the Cardinals all-time leader in pinch hits (70). Perry is a 1978 graduate of H.E. McCracken High School in Buffton, S.C. He and his wife, Tara, have three children, Portia, Falon and Gerald Jr. MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TOTALS Oakland A s Postseason Guide

6 Ron Romanick 37 PITCHING Coach Ronald James Romanick Named A s bullpen coach, October 16, 2007 Named A s pitching coach, November 1, 2010 Birthdate: November 6, 1960 Birthplace/Resides: Burley, Idaho / Fountain Hills, Arizona Ron Romanick begins his first season as the A s pitching coach in 2011 after spending three seasons on the A s major league coaching staff as bullpen coach. Romanick joined the A s coaching staff in 2008 and assisted former pitching coach Curt Young in developing one of the best young pitching staffs in baseball over the past three seasons. During that three-year period, the A s have posted the best earned run average (3.95) and fewest home runs (444) in the American League, and ranked second in the AL in both shutouts (34) and lowest opponents batting average (.254). Romanick joined the Oakland organization in 1999 as the A s minor league roving pitching instructor and spent nine seasons in that role. He also served as a pitching coordinator in the Seattle Mariners organization for seven seasons ( ). Romanick s major league career spanned three seasons ( ) with the California Angels, compiling a career record of and a 4.24 ERA in 82 appearances, all starts. He made 33 starts for the Angels as a rookie in 1984 and posted a record and a 3.76 ERA. Romanick followed up his rookie season with a 14-9 showing in After going 5-8 in 1986, he was traded to the New York Yankees organization and spent the 1987 season with Triple-A Columbus. He retired in 1988 after spending one year in the Milwaukee farm system. Romanick pitched at Arizona State before being drafted by the Angels in the first round of the Secondary Phase of the 1981 January Draft. A native of Bellevue, Wash., Ron makes his off-season home in Fountain Hills, Ariz. MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO TOTALS Joel Skinner BENCH Coach Joel Patrick Skinner Named A s bench coach, October 20, 2010 Birthdate: February 21, 1961 Birthplace/Resides: La Jolla, California / La Jolla, California Joel Skinner, who previously served nine seasons ( ) on the Cleveland Indians coaching staff, begins his first season as the A s bench coach in Skinner, who managed Cleveland s Double-A affiliate Akron to a record last season, served on the Indians major league staff for nine years, including the 2001 and 2007 clubs that advanced to the postseason. The La Jolla, Calif. native was named third base coach in 2001 and held that position for parts of eight seasons ( , ). He was named interim manager of the Indians midway through the 2002 season, posting a record after replacing Charlie Manuel. Skinner also served as bench coach for Cleveland during the 2006 campaign. Son of former major league outfielder Bob Skinner, who played 12 seasons with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis, Skinner played 15 seasons in professional baseball prior to his coaching career, including nine years on the big-league level with the Chicago White Sox ( ), New York Yankees ( ) and Indians ( ) when he registered a.228 batting average with 17 home runs and 136 RBI in 564 career games. He was the youngest (41) manager in the majors the second half of the 2002 season, as he and his father (Phillies, ; Padres, 1977) became only the second father/son managerial tandem in Major 2010 Oakland A s Postseason Guide 5

7 League Baseball history. The elder Skinner played in three All-Star Games and was a member of the 1960 World Series championship Pirates team. He logged seven seasons as a minor league manager, including three years in Akron ( , 2010), and has notched a career winning percentage of.562 ( ). Skinner guided five of his minor teams to the playoffs, earning Minor League Manager of the Year awards from Baseball America and The Sporting News after guiding Triple-A Buffalo to the International League championship in He also served as a coach on Team USA at the 2000 Futures Game. In 1998, he was named USA Today Baseball Weekly s Manager of the Year with Akron, and earned additional Manager of the Year honors in 1997 while at Kinston (Carolina League) and in 1995 with Watertown (New York-Penn League) after leading the Indians Single-A teams to league titles. He spent the 1994 season as a roving catching instructor after retiring during the season. Skinner was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 36th round of the 1979 Draft and was later picked by the Chicago White Sox in the 1982 Compensation Draft. The former catcher spent the last three seasons of his playing career ( ) battling back from right shoulder surgery after the 1991 season. The La Jolla, Calif. native played baseball and water polo at Mission Bay (Calif.) High School. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three daughters, Kate, Erin and Tara, and one son, Cameron. MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TOTALS Tye Waller 46 Bench Coach Elliott Tyrone Waller Named A s first base coach, December 21, 2006 Named A s bench coach, December 22, 2008 Named A s first base coach, October 20, 2010 Birthdate: March 14, 1957 Birthplace/Resides: Fresno, California / San Diego, California Tye Waller returns to the first base coaching box in 2011 after spending the previous two seasons as bench coach. He was the A s first base coach in 2007 and split his duties between first base and third base in The 2010 season was Waller s fourth on the A s coaching staff and his sixth on a major league staff, as he was San Diego s bullpen coach in 1995 and first base coach in Waller spent 19 years in the Padres organization, beginning in 1988 as a coach with the Padres rookie-level club in Spokane, Wash. He then served as the club s minor league outfield and base running instructor from before taking over the managerial duties at Spokane for the 1994 season. Following his one-year stint on the major league staff in 1995, Waller served as San Diego s coordinator of minor league instruction from and as director of player development from Selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1977 First-Year Player Draft, Waller played 11 seasons professionally, including parts of four seasons in the majors. In his first season of professional ball, he batted.320 for Calgary and led the Pioneer League in hits, runs and RBI on his way to league MVP honors. He made his major league debut with the Cardinals in 1980 and appeared in five games for the Redbirds. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in the off-season to complete a deal that sent Leon Durham and Ken Reitz to the Cubs for Bruce Sutter. He appeared in 30 games for the Cubs in 1981 and finished the season batting.268 with three home runs and 13 RBI. Waller was traded to the White Sox in December of 1982 and signed a free agent contract with the Astros in He appeared in 11 games for the Astros in 1987, his last season of professional ball. A native of Fresno, Calif., Waller graduated from Hoover High School and attended San Diego City College for two years. Tye makes his off-season home in San Diego with his wife, Cynthia. The couple has four children Elliott and triplets Todd, Terrence and Tiffany. MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TOTALS Oakland A s Postseason Guide

8 Brett Anderson 49 Left-handed pitcher Height/Weight: 6-4 / 233 Bats/Throws: Left / Left Birthdate: February 1, 1988 End of Season Age: 22 Birthplace/Resides: Midland, Texas / Stillwater, Oklahoma Major League Service: 2 years Obtained: Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks with pitchers Dana Eveland and Greg Smith, infielder Chris Carter and outfielders Aaron Cunningham and Carlos Gonzalez for pitchers Dan Haren and Connor Robertson, December 14, 2007 Contract Status: First year of a four-year contract through 2013 with club options for 2014 and CAREER Highlights Was one of six players acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Dan Haren trade following the 2007 season and made his Major League debut with the A s in 2009 at the age of 21 has 18 career wins, which are third most in Oakland history by a pitcher before his 23rd birthday (Vida Blue 30, Trevor Cahill 28) set an Oakland rookie record and led ML rookies with 150 strikeouts in 2009 was named American League Rookie of the Month in September, 2009 pitched in the 2008 All-Star Futures Game and for Team USA in the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was tabbed as the A s number one prospect by Baseball America following the 2008 season was originally drafted by Arizona in the 2nd round of the 2006 draft but did not sign until September made his professional debut in 2007 and ranked third in the Diamondbacks farm system in wins and ERA Highlights Lowered his ERA by more than a run from his rookie campaign of 2009 but two stints on the disabled list with elbow problems limited him to just 19 starts in 2010 was 7-6 with a 2.80 ERA after going with a 4.06 ERA in his first season tossed innings and did not qualify for the league leaders however, based on a minimum of 100 innings pitched, he ranked fifth in the American League in ERA also ranked fourth in fewest home runs per nine innings (0.48), fifth in fewest walks per nine innings (1.76) and lowest run support (3.53), eighth in strikeout to walk ratio (3.41) and ninth in opponents slugging percentage (.353) is now with a 2.88 ERA in 36 starts since June 29, 2009 his ERA is second lowest among AL pitchers with 200 or more innings pitched over that span (Hernandez, SEA 2.33) and sixth lowest in the majors opponents batted.257, which included.243 (80 for 329) by righthanded hitters and.299 (32 for 107) by left-handers his career splits are.246 (203 for 826) against righties and.308 (89 for 289) against lefties allowed all six of his home runs to righties five came at home, five were hit in night games and five were with the bases empty his opponents batting average dropped to.225 with runners in scoring position after yielding a.314 average with RISP in 2009 however, the opposition hit.315 when leading off an inning received run support of one run or fewer in eight of his 19 starts and was 0-5 in those games had a 7-1 record in his 11 starts with support of two runs or more is now 0-14 in 20 career starts with zero or one run of support and 18-3 in 29 starts with at least two runs of support tied for eighth in the AL with four pickoffs and now has eight in two seasons the A s were 8-11 (.421) in his starting assignments and are (.449) in his career tossed six or more innings 14 times, allowed two runs or fewer 13 times and walked two batters or fewer in 18 of his starts. OAKLAND: Did not allow a run in his first two starts of the season April 8 against Seattle and April 13 at Seattle to become the first starting pitcher in Oakland history (among pitchers who began the season with the A s) to start the season with two consecutive scoreless outings the last Athletics pitcher to do it was Alex Kellner of the 1953 Philadelphia A s, who started the season with back-to-back complete game shutouts was charged with the first wild pitch of his career in the game on the 13th, snapping a career-opening streak of 31 starts and innings without a wild pitch the streak of 31 consecutive starts without a wild pitch was sixth longest by a starter in Oakland history agreed to terms April 16 on a four-year contract through the 2013 season with club options for 2014 and 2015 had his seasonopening scoreless streak snapped at 14.0 innings in his third start, an 8-3 loss to Baltimore that was the third longest season-opening streak by a starter in Oakland history and the longest since Matt Keough set the record with a 16.0 inning streak in 1980 was 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in four starts before going on the 15-day disabled list April 27 retroactive to April 25 with left elbow inflammation and a proximal 2010 Oakland A s Postseason Guide 7

9 medial forearm strain it was his first career stint on the DL made one rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento May 24 against Nashville and had a no decision in the River Cats 8-3 win (3.0 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hbp) was reinstated from the DL May 29 and had a win and a 2.35 ERA in two starts before returning to the DL with left elbow inflammation June 4 made four more rehab stats, going 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts with the A s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League and 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA in two starts with Sacramento, before he was reinstated July 30 went 5-5 with a 2.98 ERA in 13 starts following his return yielded a career-high tying 10 hits in 5.1 innings in a 6-1 loss July 30 at Chicago but picked up the win in his next start Aug. 4 against Kansas City...then had a career-high tying four-game losing streak from Aug. 10 to Sept. 1 went 0-4 despite a 3.21 ERA over that five-start span, receiving no run support three times, including Aug. 27 at Texas when he left after 2.0 innings with a mild hyper extension of his right knee the 2.0 innings pitched matched his career low (June 3, 2010 at Boston) then finished the season with a career-high tying four-game winning streak, posting a 2.18 ERA and holding the opposition to a.233 batting average over his final six starts walked a season-high three batters Sept. 11 against Boston, snapping a 22-start streak dating back to Aug. 19, 2009 where he walked two batters or fewer that was the second longest streak by a starting pitcher in Oakland history, falling four short of the record of 26 by Gil Heredia (April 10-Aug. 28, 1999) went 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA and.237 opponents batting average in six starts in September is now 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA (16 er in 64.0 ip) in 10 career starts in September and is with a 3.94 ERA (98 er in ip) in 39 starts the rest of the season. LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2007 South Bend Visalia Stockton Midland OAKLAND OAKLAND Sacramento Arizona A s ML Totals ANDERSON S CAREER BESTS Low Hit Complete Game: 2, July 6, 2009 at Boston Innings Pitched: 9.0, July 6, 2009 at Boston Strikeouts: 10, September 18, 2009 vs. Cleveland Longest Winning Streak: 4 (twice), last: September 6, 2010 to present Longest Losing Streak: 4 (twice), last: August 10 to September 1, 2010 Longest Scoreless Streak: 23.0, July 6 to 24, 2009 ANDERSON S 2010 STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 8 Seattle 6-2 W April 13 at Seattle April 18 Baltimore 3-8 L April 24 Cleveland May 29 at Detroit 6-0 W June 3 at Boston July 30 at Chicago (AL) 1-6 L Aug. 4 Kansas City 4-3 W Aug. 10 at Seattle 0-2 L Aug. 16 Toronto 1-3 L Aug. 21 Tampa Bay Aug. 27 at Texas 3-7 L Sept. 1 at New York (AL) 3-4 L Sept. 6 Seattle 6-2 W Sept. 11 Boston 4-3 W Sept. 17 at Minnesota 3-1 W Sept. 22 Chicago (AL) Sept. 27 at Los Angeles (AL) Oct. 2 at Seattle 5-3 W Oakland A s Postseason Guide

10 Andrew Bailey 40 RIGHT-handed pitcher Height/Weight: 6-3 / 240 Bats/Throws: Right / Right Birthdate: May 31, 1984 End of Season Age: 26 Birthplace/Resides: Voorhees, New Jersey / Medford, New Jersey Major League Service: 2 years Obtained: Selected in the 6th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through CAREER Highlights The second-year player was named to his second consecutive American League All-Star team in 2010 has converted 51 of 58 (87.9%) save opportunities in his two seasons was named AL Rookie of the Year by the BBWAA in 2009 and set an Oakland rookie record with 26 saves was the only rookie named to either All-Star team was named AL Rookie of the Month in August began his professional career as a starter and compiled a 8-21 record and a 3.89 ERA in 51 games, 47 starts over his first two and one-half seasons was converted to a reliever at the 2008 All-Star Break at Double-A Midland and went 4-1 with a 0.92 ERA and.207 opponents average in 22 relief appearances after the break was originally drafted by Oakland in the sixth round of the 2006 draft led the A s farm system with 150 strikeouts in 2007 played for Phoenix in the Arizona Fall League following the 2008 season. ATHLETICS CAREER SAVE PERCENTAGE LEADERS 88.0 Keith Foulke 88.0 Billy Koch 87.9 Andrew Bailey 85.1 Dennis Eckersley 82.4 Jason Isringhausen (since 1969, min. 30 chances) 2010 Highlights Led the A s in saves and was named to the American League All-Star team for the second consecutive year despite missing a month and a half due to injuries was 1-3 with 25 saves and a 1.47 ERA in 47 relief appearances was on the disabled list from July 21 to Aug. 22 and did not pitch after Sept. 17 Dr. James Andrews performed surgery on his right elbow Sept. 24 in Florida ranked 10th in the AL in saves but had just three blown saves his save percentage of 89.2% was fifth best in the league now has 51 saves in his two seasons with the A s, converting 87.9% (51 for 58) of his save opportunities ranks seventh on the Oakland career saves list and his save percentage is third best (minimum 30 save opportunities) also ranked seventh among AL relievers in opponents on-base percentage (.251) and eighth in opponents slugging (.292) his 1.47 ERA was third lowest among AL pitchers with 40 or more innings pitched now has a 1.70 ERA in his career since the earned run became an official stat (1913 AL, 1912 NL), that is the lowest ERA in Major League history among pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched went 0-3 with 18 saves, three blown saves and a 1.70 ERA before the All-Star Break and was 1-0 with seven saves, no blown saves and a 0.75 ERA after the break is a perfect 23-for-23 in save opportunities in his career after the break, not blowing a save after June 17 in either of his two seasons allowed a.199 opponents batting average, which broke down to.195 (15 for 77) against lefthanded hitters and.202 (19 for 49) against right-handers opponents hit.240 with the bases empty and.147 with runners on base, including.143 with runners in scoring position now has a.148 (17 for 115) career opponents average with RISP, including.108 (7 for 65) with RISP and two outs allowed 6 of 16 (37.5%) inherited runners to score, while first batters faced were 11 for 43 (.256) with two walks compiled a 0.78 ERA in 23 outings during the day, a 2.08 ERA in 24 appearances at night now owns a 0.89 ERA (5 er in 50.2 ip) in his career during day games compared to 2.20 (20 er in 81.2 ip) at night converted all 16 of his save opportunities against AL East and AL Central teams and is now a perfect 32-for-32 against those teams in his career tossed at least one inning in 41 of his 47 outings, including a season-high 2.0 three times recorded four or more outs in five of his saves and now has 12 career saves where he pitched more than one inning. OAKLAND: Did not allow a run in eight outings in April (7.0 ip) and now has a 0.79 ERA (2 er in 22.2 ip) in 19 career appearances in the month allowed his first run of the season May 11 at Texas, snapping a career-long 21.2-inning scoreless streak dating back to Sept. 6, 2009 the streak tied for ninth longest in Oakland history by a reliever was also charged with his first blown save in that game, snapping his streak of consecutive saves at 27 that was the second longest save streak in Oakland history (40, 2010 Oakland A s Postseason Guide 9

11 Dennis Eckersley, Sept. 15, 1991 to Aug. 7, 1992) it was his first blown save since June 16, 2009 at Los Angeles (NL) took the loss in his next outing two days later against the Rangers and was charged with the blown saves two outings later May 18 against Seattle, giving him a loss and two blown saves over a four-game stretch from May 11 to 18 then recorded a save in each of his next six outings tied for the AL lead with nine saves in May, which tied for the fifth highest single-month total in Oakland history was charged with his third and final blown save of the season June 17 at Chicago (NL) finished the year by converting each of his final 13 save chances made his 100th career appearance July 2 at Cleveland and retired the side in order in the ninth for the save in a 3-0 A s win was named to his second consecutive AL All-Star team, appearing in the game for the first time entered the game in the top of the seventh with the AL trailing 3-1 and a runner on second with two outs walked Furcal before striking out Phillips to end the inning had a win and two saves in his first three outings after the break before he was placed on the 15-day disabled list July 30, retroactive to July 21, with a right intercostal strain made one rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento Aug. 20 against Iowa, allowing two runs in 0.2 innings (3 h, 0 bb, 1 so) was reinstated from the DL Aug. 22 and did not allow a run in eight of his final outings had a 1.04 ERA, striking out 13 in 8.2 innings over that span made his final appearance Sept. 17 against Minnesota before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery a week later. LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2006 Vancouver Kane County Stockton Sacramento Midland OAKLAND OAKLAND Sacramento ML Totals ALL-STAR GAME RECORD Year Club/Site W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2009 A.L./STL (Did not pitch) 2010 A.L./LAA BAILEY S CAREER BESTS Low Hit Complete Game: None Innings Pitched: 2.0 (14 times), last: July 20, 2010 vs. Boston Strikeouts: 4 (twice), last: May 23, 2009 vs. Arizona Longest Winning Streak: 4, April 8 to May 31, 2009 Longest Losing Streak: 3 (twice), last: May 13 to July 9, 2010 Longest Scoreless Streak: 21.2, September 6, 2009 to May 8, 2010 ATHLETICS MOST CONSECUTIVE SAVES 40 Dennis Eckersley, Sept. 15, 1991-Aug. 7, Andrew Bailey, June 17, 2009-May 8, Huston Street, July 19, 2005-April 15, Dennis Eckersley, Sept. 28, 1989-June 10, Jim Grant, May 1-August 14, 1970 (since 1969) Oakland A s Postseason Guide

12 Daric Barton 10 Infielder Height/Weight: 6-0 / 204 Bats/Throws: Left / Right Birthdate: August 16, 1985 End of Season Age: 25 Birthplace/Resides: Springfield, Vermont / Corona, California Major League Service: 2 years, 119 days Obtained: Acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals with pitchers Kiko Calero and Dan Haren for pitcher Mark Mulder, December 18, 2004 Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through CAREER Highlights Is a.260 career hitter in 371 games and four seasons with Oakland also has 211 walks for a.369 on-base percentage has two full seasons (2008, 2010) and two partial seasons (2007, 2009) led the American League in walks (110) in 2010 and ranked fifth in on-base percentage (.393) batted.347 in 18 games with the A s in his Major League debut in 2007 and set an Oakland record by reaching base safely via hit or walk in each of the first 20 games of his career was originally a first round draft pick of St. Louis in 2003 and spent two seasons in the Cardinals farm system as a catcher was named to the Midwest League Postseason All-Star team at Single-A Peoria in 2004 was traded to the Oakland organization following the 2004 season in the Mark Mulder deal and was converted to first base played for the United States team in the Futures Game July 10, 2005 at Comerica Park missed most of the 2006 season after fracturing the radial head of his left elbow in a game against Iowa May Highlights Batted.273 with 10 home runs, 57 RBI and an American League-leading 110 walks the walks fueled a.393 on-base percentage, which was fifth best in the AL also ranked second in the league in pitches per plate appearance (4.39), tied for second in times on base (265), tied for fourth in sacrifice hits (12), seventh in games (159) and tied for ninth in triples (5) led the A s in games, at bats (556), runs (79), hits (152), doubles (33), walks, on-base percentage and slugging percentage (.405), and tied for the lead in sacrifice hits the slugging percentage is the lowest by a team-leader in Oakland history the previous low was established in 2009 by Kurt Suzuki (.421) the sacrifice hits were the most by an Athletic since A.J. Hinch had 13 in 1998, the most by a first baseman in Oakland history and the most by any Major League first baseman since Rod Carew had 16 for California in 1982 all 12 occurred over his first 99 games had no sacrifice hits over his final 60 games, beginning July 30 stole seven bases, which led AL first basemen and were third most by a first baseman in Oakland history they were the most since Don Baylor had 24 of his 52 steals in 1976 as a first baseman led AL first basemen in games (157), games started (155), total chances (1492) and putouts (1404) but committed 10 errors, which tied for second most his.993 fielding percentage was second lowest among AL qualifiers had seven errors over his first 30 games (.976 fielding percentage) but just three over his last 127 contests (.998) the games played, games started, total chances and putouts set Oakland records for a first baseman the games were second most in Athletics history (Norm Siebern, 162 in 1962) struck out 102 times, marking the 14th time in Athletics history a player has reached the century mark in walks and strikeouts in the same season batted.310 with a.490 slugging percentage against left-handed pitching and.259 with a.372 slugging percentage against right-handers hit nine of his 10 home runs on the road has hit just six of his 26 career home runs in the Coliseum also had nine home runs at night hit.233 with runners in scoring position, including.181 with RISP and two outs made a team-leading 149 starts hitting second also hit third five times and sixth once went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts as a pinch hitter and is now 1 for 13 (.077) with two RBI and eight strikeouts in his career in the pinch. OAKLAND: Walked a Major League leading 22 times during the spring, the most walks by an Athletic since spring stats are first available in 1991 the previous best was 17 by Mark McGwire in 1991 then walked three times in the opener, April 5 at Seattle that tied the Oakland Opening Day record set by Sal Bando in 1975 and matched by Barton in 2008 had his first career four-rbi game April 8 against the Mariners drove in seven runs over his first five games but then had a career long 16-game streak without a RBI from April 10 to 27 the streak ended when he homered April 28 at Tampa Bay, snapping a career-long 41-game homerless streak it was his first home run since Sept. 11, 2009 fractured the volar plate in the middle finger of his right hand April 25 against Cleveland but did not miss 2010 Oakland A s Postseason Guide 11

13 any games homered in the 11th inning May 11 at Texas and added the game-winning RBI single in the 13th according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first Athletic to have a RBI hit in two different extra inning at-bats in the same game since Harry Simpson did it for the Kansas City A s June 12, 1956 in a 9-3, 15-inning win at Washington had a career-high 11-game hitting streak from May 25 to June 4 hit.341 (14 for 41) during the streak had a second 11-game hitting streak from Aug. 17 to 28 (16 for 39,.410) hit safely in 15 consecutive road games from May 25 to June 16 (20 for 58,.345) tied an Oakland record with three doubles June 26 against Pittsburgh (23rd time, last by Ryan Sweeney, Sept. 14, 2009) added four RBI, becoming just the third player in Oakland history with three doubles and at least four RBI in a game (Sweeney and Ben Grieve, Sept. 3, 1997 vs. San Francisco) was ejected from the game July 6 by home plate umpire Mike Winters after striking out in the fifth inning it was his first career ejection was ejected for a second time Sept. 12 by Hunter Wendelstedt after striking out to end the game against Boston homered in the fifth inning July 10 against Los Angeles to snap a career-high tying 0 for 20 streak (also Sept. 8-16, 2008)...it also snapped a 34-game homerless streak, which was the second longest of his career scored a career-high four runs Aug. 28 in Texas when he went 2 for 3 with a home run and two walks set an Oakland record with five consecutive multi-walk games from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 reeled off his best month of the season in August when he batted.311 with three home runs, nine RBI and 27 walks (.466 on-base percentage) in 27 games boasted a.281 average entering September, but he hit.226 with no home runs and four RBI in 28 games in the month then had his first career two-homer game and drove in a career-high six runs October 1 at Seattle hit a solo home run in the first inning, his first career grand slam in the second and added a RBI double in the sixth. LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2003 Johnson City Peoria Stockton Midland Sacramento Arizona A s Sacramento OAKLAND OAKLAND Sacramento Sacramento OAKLAND Arizona A s Stockton OAKLAND ML Totals BARTON S CAREER BESTS Hits: 4, September 26, 2009 at Los Angeles (AL) Home Runs: 2, October 1, 2010 at Seattle Runs Batted In: 6, October 1, 2010 at Seattle Stolen Bases: 1 (10 times), last: September 11, 2010 vs. Boston Hitting Streak: 11, August 17 to 28, 2010 Hitless Streak (At Bats): 20 (twice), last: July 4 to 10, 2010 Grand Slams: 1, October 1, 2010 at Seattle (Luke French). Pinch-Hit Home Runs: None. Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None. Game Ending Home Runs: None. Lead Off Home Runs: None Oakland A s Postseason Guide

14 Jerry Blevins 13 Left-handed pitcher Height/Weight: 6-6 / 175 Bats/Throws: Left / Left Birthdate: September 6, 1983 End of Season Age: 27 Birthplace/Resides: Johnson City, Tennessee / Swanton, Ohio Major League Service: 1 year, 162 days Obtained: Acquired from the Chicago Cubs with Rob Bowen in exchange for Jason Kendall and cash, July 16, 2007 Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through CAREER Highlights Has a 3.97 ERA in 125 games over four seasons with the A s spent his first full season at the Major League level in 2010, posting a 3.70 ERA in 63 games appeared in 62 games with the A s over the previous three seasons made his Major League debut with six games in 2007, pitched in 36 games over the final three months of 2008 and had 20 outings over three stints in 2009 was originally drafted by the Cubs in the 17th round of the 2004 draft, but was traded to the A s organization mid-way through the 2007 season as part of the Jason Kendall trade has 374 strikeouts in career minor league innings (10.44 per nine innings) was named to the Northwest League postseason All-Star team in his first professional season in 2004 while pitching for Boise Highlights The 2010 season was his fourth in the majors but it marked the first time he spent the entire year at the big league level was 2-1 with a save and a 3.70 ERA in a career-high 63 appearances the save was the first of his career allowed seven home runs in 48.2 innings after yielding five home runs in 64.2 innings over his first three seasons combined four of the seven home runs came against the first batter he faced in an outing, which tied for the American League lead has surrendered seven of his 12 career home runs to first batters faced allowed 12 of 34 (35.3%) inherited runners to score, which was the sixth highest percentage in the AL, and first batters faced were 15 for 59 (.254) with four walks yielded a.274 opponents batting average, including.231 (21 for 91) against left-handed hitters and.311 (33 for 106) against right-handers issued 14 of his 18 walks and allowed five of his seven home runs to righties his career splits are.227 (42 for 185) against lefties and.276 (71 for 257) against righties 30 of his 39 walks and nine of his 12 home runs have come against right-handed hitters had a 5.00 ERA in 38 outings on one day of rest or less compared to a 2.08 ERA in 25 appearances with two days or rest or more posted a 2.37 ERA and.248 opponents batting average in 41 games at night compared to an 8.44 ERA and.354 opponents average in 22 outings during the day did not allow a run in five outings against Kansas City (2.2 ip) and has not allowed a run in 11 career appearances against the Royals (9.0 ip) tossed fewer than one inning in 34 of his 63 outings. OAKLAND: Tossed a season-high 2.0 scoreless innings in his first outing April 5 against Seattle, a mark he would match May 26 at Baltimore and Aug. 30 at New York picked up both of his wins over the first seven games of the season, April 7 against Seattle and April 17 against Baltimore allowed a season-high three runs on a season-high three hits in 0.2 innings May 15 at Los Angeles that started an eight-batter stretch through May 18 where the opposition went 7-for-7 with a sacrifice hit and scored five runs finished May with a 7.71 ERA and.406 opponents batting average struck out a career-high tying four batters in 2.0 innings May 26 at Baltimore (also Sept. 24, 2009 vs. Texas) issued a careerhigh three walks and was charged with the loss June 17 at Chicago (NL) had a career-high tying 9.2 inning scoreless streak over a 13-game stretch from June 25 to July 23 allowed six hits, did not walk a batter and struck out nine during the streak made his 100th career appearance July 7 against New York when he tossed a scoreless seventh inning posted a 1.00 ERA with no walks in 13 games in July (9.0 ip) now has a 0.83 ERA (2 er in 21.2 ip) in 25 career appearances in July was charged with his only blown save of the season Aug. 18 against Toronto when he entered the game with the bases loaded and a 4-2 lead, and allowed a two-run single to Lewis came back the next day to retire the side in order in the ninth inning of the A s 4-3 win over Tampa Bay for his first Major League save tossed a career-high 43 pitches over 2.0 shutout innings Aug. 30 at New York hurled a scoreless sixth inning Sept. 15 at Kansas City but that would be his last outing of the season due to a left shoulder strain Oakland A s Postseason Guide 13

15 LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2004 Boise Peoria Daytona Boise West Tenn Daytona Tennessee Midland Sacramento OAKLAND Sacramento OAKLAND Sacramento OAKLAND OAKLAND ML Totals BLEVINS CAREER BESTS Low Hit Complete Game: None Innings Pitched: 2.2, August 17, 2008 vs. Chicago (AL) Strikeouts: 4 (twice), last: May 26, 2010 at Baltimore Longest Winning Streak: 2, April 7 to 17, 2010 Longest Losing Streak: 2 (twice), last: August 7 to 22, 2008 Longest Scoreless Streak: 9.2 (twice), last: June 25 to July 23, 2010 Boof Bonser 52 Right-Handed Pitcher Height/Weight: 6-4 / 245 Bats/Throws: Right / Right Birthdate: October 14, 1981 End of Season Age: 28 Birthplace/Resides: St. Petersburg, Florida / Largo, Florida Major League Service: 4 years, 81 days Obtained: Signed as a free agent to a minor league contract, July 3, 2010 Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through CAREER Highlights Returned to the majors in 2010 with Boston and Oakland after missing the 2009 season following right shoulder surgery has a record and a 5.18 ERA in 111 games, 60 starts, in four seasons pitched exclusively in relief in 2010 (15 games) after making 60 starts and 36 relief appearances over his first three seasons with Minnesota from 2006 through 2008 started one game for the Twins in the ALDS against Oakland in 2006 after making his Major League debut earlier in the season was named American League Rookie of the Month in September, 2006 after going 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA led the International League with 168 strikeouts for Triple-A Rochester in 2005 was the South Atlantic League s Most Valuable Pitcher in 2001 after leading all San Francisco minor leaguers in wins (16), ERA (2.49) and strikeouts (178) in 27 starts with Single-A Hagerstown was originally drafted by the Giants in the first round (21st selection overall) of the 2000 draft before he was dealt to the Twins with Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano for A.J. Pierzynski following the 2003 season Highlights Returned to the majors in 2010 after missing the entire 2009 season following shoulder surgery was 1-0 with a 6.12 ERA and.327 opponents batting average in 15 appearances with Boston and Oakland, all in relief it was the first time in his career he pitched exclusively in relief the ERA and opponents batting average were career-highs began the season on the Boston disabled list, then pitched in two games with the Red Sox before he was designated for assignment June 18 signed a minor league contract with the A s organization July 3 and went 1-0 with a 5.09 ERA in 13 relief appearances after he was called up to Oakland July 31 allowed four runs in 2.0 innings (18.00 ERA) in his two outings with Boston his opponents batting average included a.306 (15 for 49) mark against right-handed hitters and.346 ( Oakland A s Postseason Guide