Will the Oakland A’s ever win the Big One Again!!
The Oakland A’s continue to stay competitive year after year even though they have one of the lowest budgets in the MLB. Once again, the A’s are in contention of winning the AL West and securing a possible Wild Card position in the playoffs. Whats amazing is that the team really has no standout player and are constantly bringing up no name players from their farm system as well as picking up free agents who seem to always produce for them. The team seems to always have great pitching which is also why they are always contending.
The way they do this is because of their strategic general manager, Billy Beane, who practices the art of Moneyball. Billy knows how to make a good deal, but what he doesn’t know is how to keep good players. In the last 10 years, the A’s have gotten rid of great players such as Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Miguel Tejada, Jermaine Dye, Jason Giambi, Johny Damon, Jason Kendall, Mark Kotsay, Nick Swisher, and Barry Zito although he has not turned out that great for the Giants!
Most of these players have gone on to do very well for their new teams, although some have faltered. If the A’s could stick with a team that could have some time to gel together, they could have an opportunity to contend for a World Series Championship. It may help when the team eventually moves to San Jose which will hopefully give them some more money to spend on creating some long term contracts.
Regardless, I enjoy watching the A’s play, but I don’t like watching players that play so well for the team leave the next year!
