San Jose Mercury News · Apr 1, 2017
A’s add Eckersley but drop another one to Giants
Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group Santiago Casilla threw a scoreless fifth inning for the A’s Friday against his old team, the Giants. SAN FRANCISCO – The news that he’d been named Special Assistant to A’s president Dave Kaval struck Dennis Eckersley as a little bewildering.
He’s agreed to work for the club on a limited basis in sponsorships, fan contacts and the like, but “Special Assistant” seems to be more than that.
“I honestly don’t know what to say, because I still am doing broadcasting for the Red Sox,” Eckersley said Friday from his home in Florida. “We have a deal for me to represent the club from time to time, which I’m happy to do.