The A's on Wednesday lost their bench coach when Don Wakamatsu was named the new manager of the Seattle Mariners, and it appears they will lose another member of the coaching staff to their American League West rivals.

With the A's apparently ramping up their pursuit of free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, Bobby Crosby is in the strange position of being under contract with a team that's actively looking to replace him.

The A's game on June 8, in which Mark Ellis hit a walk-off grand slam in the 12th inning against the Angels, can be seen in its entirety at noon PT on Monday, as part of MLB.com/Live's ongoing daily series of Baseball's Best games.

Having set club records for use of the disabled list in each of the past two seasons, the A's are leaving nothing to chance in their pursuit for free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, who missed all but 36 games of the 2008 regular season with a back injury.

In addition to discussing his rehab from shoulder surgery with MLB.com on Wednesday, A's third baseman Eric Chavez also discussed Oakland's busy offseason.

The A's announced on Wednesday that Chris Schroder was signed to a Major League contract on Wednesday. The team also announced that right-handed starter Ryan Webb has been added to the 40-man roster.

The A's were pleased that bench coach Don Wakamatsu got the job as Mariners manager, but they also know that they now have to seek a replacement. Wakamatsu also served as the club's Spring Training coordinator.

A's third baseman Eric Chavez, who has played hurt or not at all for the last three seasons, says his latest rehab from surgery is going well and that he fully expects to be healthy and ready to go for the start of Spring Training next year.

The Athletics on Tuesday announced a slew of changes to their Minor League affiliate coaching ranks for the 2009 season.

In this week's mailbag, Mychael Urban answers fans' questions about the Matt Holliday trade and the A's possible future acquisitions.