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Found June 07, 2009 on Baseball Reflections: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jason Giambi,  Matt Holliday,  Huston Street,  Carlos Gonzalez,  Orlando Cabrera,  Nomar Garciaparra,  Justin Duchscherer,  Dallas Braden,  Josh Outman,  Dana Eveland,  Edgar Gonzalez,  Mark Ellis,  Adam Kennedy,  Eric Chavez
TEAMS: Oakland Athletics,  Colorado Rockies,  Washington Nationals,  Texas Rangers,  Los Angeles Angels

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Although they were originally looked at as the number one contender to knock off the two time reigning American League West champions, the Oakland Athletics find themselves ten games under .500 and in last place in the division. General Manager Billy Beane deviated from his usual plan this past offseason by adding aging veterans and trading some of his young players in hopes of winning big in 2009. Image by Getty Images via Daylife The first big move of the offseason for Beane was trading for Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday, in turn trading away closer Huston Street and top prospect Carlos Gonzalez. After that, Beane signed Jason Giambi, Orlando Cabrera, Nomar Garciaparra, and a barrage of veteran bullpen arms. This offseason was one of the first that saw Beane trade for big names instead of prospects. But with all those big moves, they have not converted to wins. The biggest problem is that the A’s ace of their staff, Justin Duchschere...
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