Frank Thomas Released By Blue Jays; Several Teams Could Use Him, Including Blue Jays

THT Live:Frank Thomas to the A’s, Mariners fans disappointed

The Hardball Times found this 4/24/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com

Frank Thomas is going to the A's for the league minimum, as Mariners fans turn to YouTube to cheer them up. I still think that Seattle would have been a better fit, and as an A's fan myself I would probably be much happier if the A's were winning with the kids, even if it meant they ultimately fell short, as in 2005. For the future, it'd probably be better if they started Ryan Sweeney and ...

Major League Baseball

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 4/24/2008 on www.sportsnetwork.com

Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics signed former All-Star Frank Thomas on Thursday. Thomas was in the second year of a two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and was batting just .167 with three home runs and 11 runs batted in ...

Frank Thomas to the A’s

The Hardball Times found this 4/24/2008 on ussmariner.com

check it out . Oakland will be on the hook only for about $337,000 — a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum — so this move was a bargain for general manager Billy Beane and a club looking to boost its power numbers. If that’s ...

Big Frank

Dave Rouleau posted 4/24/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Whatever Frank's idiosyncrasies in the clubhouse, running off the best player (by a landslide) in the 100+ year history of your franchise is the sort of endeavor that shouldn't be undertaken lightly

The Official Site of The Oakland Athletics: News: Thomas returns to Oakland

Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts found this 4/24/2008 on oakland.athletics.mlb.com

OAKLAND -- The A's, who publicly declared that they were in full-blown rebuilding mode after trading ace Dan Haren and popular outfielder Nick Swisher for prospects during a busy offseason, made it clear Thursday that they intend to capitalize on the ...