Oakland A's General Manager, David Forst, discussed the Athletics acquisition of Tony Kemp, who will play 2nd base for the team, how the team handled the arbitration hearings and what the starting rotation could look like in 2020.

On the January 13 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the penalties given to the Houston Astros and the firings of AJ Hinch and Jeff Luhnow that shook Major League Baseball (:55). He was joined by Martin Gallegos (25:55), Astros Pre/Post game host in Houston, Matt Thomas (1:05:00), A’s Historian, David Feldman (1:29:30) & Mike Petriello of MLB.com (2:03:45).

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the Top 10 Oakland A's Closers of all-time. Let us know who your top 10 A's Closers of all-time are by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, Buster Olney of ESPN and Sunday Night Baseball and the pitching coach of the Athletics, Scott Emerson.

Chris Townsend recapped everything we missed during the holiday break (:55), if the way teams handle prospects is going to change (8:10) and Buster Olney’s top 10 list (23:23). He was joined by Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com (42:42), Hall of Famer Tony La Russa (58:52), Dallas Braden (1:12:33), Bip Roberts (1:26:10), 3x WS Champion Bruce Bochy (1:40:50), Eno Sarris (1:50:47), Scott Emerson (2:07:50), Buster Olney (2:32:30) and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley (2:46:15).

On the January 10 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend broke down the A’s recent signings to avoid arbitration (:55) and was joined by Ryan Spilborghs (44:37), Scott Emerson (1:25:48), Buster Olney of ESPN and Sunday Night Baseball (1:55:30) and Baseball Hall of Famer, Dennis Eckersley (2:20:25).

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Bruce Bochy, Eno Sarris, Ray Fosse and Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Baseball Hall of Famer, Tony La Russa, Dallas Braden, Bip Roberts and national MLB writer for MLB.com, Anthony Castrovince.

On the January 8 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the Red Sox sign stealing accusations (2:20), which major player gets traded first (43:30) Buster Olney’s Top players at each position (1:57:14). He was joined by Julian McWilliams (15:00), 3x WS Champion manager, Bruce Bochy (53:08), Ray Fosse (1:18:45) and Eno Sarris (2:10:15).

On the January 6 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed every move made since the last show (6:30), if we are seeing the new way contracts will get handled and was joined by Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com (33:06), Scott Merkin, who covers the White Sox for MLB.com (1:01:10), Hall of Famer, Tony La Russa (1:22:00), Dallas Braden (1:47:15) and Bip Roberts (2:14:00).

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from Scott Emerson, Bob Nightengale, Shooty Babitt and Kerry Crowley.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from Hawk Harrelson, Jim Duquette, Rhett Bollinger and Adnan Virk.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Jon Morosi, Scott Miller, Former SFGiants GM, Bobby Evans and Julian McWilliams.

Chris Townsend discussed the final football game ever played at the Coliseum and why this is an important time for the Athletics (:56), the new 3 hitter rule for pitchers (27:34) and the Corey Kluber trade (48:55). He was joined by Hall of Famer Hawk Harrelson (1:06:30), former MLB GM Jim Duquette (1:18:00) Adnan Virk of the MLB Network (1:32:15) A’s Pitching Coach Scott Emerson (1:46:35), Ray Fosse (2:07:40), Bob Nightengale (2:34:50) and Shooty Babitt (2:42:30).

On the December 20 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed Josh Donaldson and where the former A’s 3rd basemen can land (:56) and the best A’s of the decade according to MLB.com (39:47). He was joined by Kerry Crowley to discuss Madison Bumgarner’s press conference with the Diamondbacks (27:10), Bob Nightengale of the USA Today (51:10), Kemp Gouldin, Founder of Because Baseball (1:18:34), Shooty Babitt (1:45:25) and Ken Korach (2:15:05).

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Rays Manager, Kevin Cash, Arizona Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo and San Francisco Giants Manager, Gabe Kapler.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Brian Kenny, Matt Vasgersian, Dan O'Dowd and Chris Russo.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Billy Beane, Sandy Alderson and Marcus Semien.

On the December 18 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the 3 hitter rule for pitchers (:56) & was joined by A’s Historian, David Feldman (31:30), Former Orioles scout, Ryan Powell, who’s story went viral and got him into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1:10:25), Ray Fosse (1:25:00), A’s Pitching Coach, Scott Emerson (1:57:20) and Dodgers analyst & WS Champion, Jerry Hairston Jr (2:20:00).

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the Top 10 Oakland A's of the past decade (2010-2019). Let us know who your top 10 A's of the past decade are by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24.

On the December 16 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the A’s being the only team in Oakland now (:56) and was joined by Rhett Bollinger, who covers the Angels for MLB.com (34:13), Hawk Harrelson, the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award (56:00), Jim Duquette (1:20:55) and Adnan Virk of the MLB Network (2:10:53).

Despite being born 9,164 miles away from Oakland, CA, Liam Hendriks has made a mark on the community in a way that no one could have expected. In the second episode of The Path: Chasing the MLB Dream, you'll learn all about the Aussie's long rise to stardom.

Chris Townsend discussed the start of the Winter Meetings in San Diego (:56) and was joined by Brian Kenny of the MLB Network (12:50), Matt Vasgersian (27:50), Former Giants GM, Bobby Evans (47:10), Rays manager, Kevin Cash (1:00:25), Billy Beane (1:08:25), Jon Morosi (1:20:30), Former Rockies GM now MLB Network analyst, Dan O’Dowd (1:41:15), Chris Russo (1:52:20), Marcus Semien (2:04:55), Diamondbacks manager, Torey Lovullo (2:14:50), Giants manager, Gabe Kapler (2:28:40) & Sandy Alderson (2:37:40).

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and A's manager Bob Melvin discussed the 2019 Winter Meetings, Marcus Semien finishing 3rd in the AL MVP voting & who could be the 2nd basemen for the Athletics in 2020.

On the December 11 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was live from the Winter Meetings in San Diego and was joined by Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe (14:00), Philadelphia Phillies Radio analyst, Kevin Frandsen (33:16), Scott Miller of Bleacher Report (52:10), Kerry Crowley of the San Jose Mercury News (1:03:27), Torey Lovullo, the Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks (1:19:00), Gabe Kapler, the manager of the San Francisco Giants (1:32:54), Dave Vassegh of the Dodgers (1:57:53) and Sandy Alderson (2:12:13).