Yahoo!: Brown - Frank Thomas to sign with A’s

Vegas Watch found this 4/24/2008 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org [flag]

Frank Thomas is expected to sign with the Oakland A’s later today, according to a baseball source, reuniting the aging slugger with the team he hit 39 home runs for in 2006. ... The A’s have had little production from their designated hitters. Jack Cust is batting .148 with one homer in 54 at-bats, and Mike Sweeney has only a .346 slugging percentage in 52 at-bats. [link]

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Futures Watch: Week 4
Published 4/24/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports initially reported that Oakland had signed Frank Thomas, but is now saying he is also considering an offer from a second team. Hopefully the A's get that done- he would be an excellent addition. ...

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