The Oakland Athletics made two more moves to boost their pitching staff Wednesday, acquiring a pair of minor leaguers from the Chicago White Sox for third baseman Brett Lawrie and agreeing to terms with right-hander John Axford on a $10 million, two-year contract. Axford spent 2015 with Colorado, but had a scary start to the year when his then-2-year-old son Jameson was hospitalized at spring training in Arizona after being bit on the foot by a rattlesnake. The A's announced the trade of Lawrie, an anticipated move for the club during baseball's winter meetings. More...