A's Show Signs Of Life, but Is It Sign of Bright Future in Oakland?

by Jeff FletcherFiled under: AthleticsOAKLAND -- The A's rebuilding plan may appear to be progressing quickly with the team's hot streak, but don't expect GM Billy Beane to make any big splashes on marquee players this winter to fill out the picture. He tried that last winter. Didn't work. Only after the A's got rid of Matt Holliday, Jason Giambi and Orlando Cabrera, essentially handing the wheel to the young players, did the team start to win. So the youth movement will continue. "We'd look to add some guys, but we're going to be very disciplined," Beane told FanHouse. "We're trying to build something. We're not going to go crazy in the offseason."A's Show Signs Of Life, but Is It Sign of Bright Future in Oakland? originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments