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A's Off-Season Dealing: Where Are They Now?
It was a busy off-season for Oakland A's GM Billy Beane and his staff, as the A's pulled off seven trades in an effort to upgrade their 2013 roster. In total, the A's traded 13 players this off-season. We take a look at how those players are faring in their new homes.
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The Genius of Billy Beane
Beane Pulls Another One Out of the Hat
by Dave Mills
Billy Beane has once again pulled what appears to be a sparkler of a deal for the A’s about 10 days before Pitchers and Catchers.
This time he gobbles up versatile infielder Jed Lowrie from the Houston Astros of the American League for right-handed hitting Chris Carter (DH/1B)and prospects Brad Peacock (RHP) and Max Stassi...
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New A's shortstop calls Beane 'sexy'
During his introductory presser, new A's shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima said he signed with Oakland because team GM "Billy Beane is extremely sexy and cool."
Hiroyuki Nakajima signed with A’s because Billy Beane is ‘sexy and cool’
Your browser does not support iframes. The Oakland A’s didn’t just get a shortstop when they signed Japanese infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima, they also got a comedian. Nakajima was introduced by the A’s on Tuesday, and the shortstop was full of jokes (either that or he has one clever interpreter). Nakajima busted up the room when he was asked why he signed with the A’s and said...
Breaking News: Billy Beane is Extremely Sexy and Cool
Hiroyuki Nakajima is the latest Japanese baseball signee in the big leagues, recently inking a 2 year/$6.5 million deal with the Oakland Athletics. The defending AL West champion team with plenty of eager and talented youngsters combined with a mult-million dollar contract is reason enough to make the leap across the pond but the new shortstop revealed why he really signed with...
Athletics' Beane named TSN 'Executive of the Year'
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane continues to find ways to keep his small-market team relevant. The subject of the book "Moneyball" shook off five mediocre seasons to win the American League West in 2012, with a 94-68 record. For his part, Beane was named The Sporting News' MLB Executive of the Year, as voted by his peers. He received the award Wednesday...
A's, Beane proving everyone wrong
How do you like your vindication?
Is eliminating a team with about three times your payroll good enough?
How about overtaking the two-time defending American League champions, a team with more than twice your payroll?
The Los Angeles Angels are vanquished. The Texas Rangers could be next.
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane is back in the postseason, back after many...
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October 02, 2012
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Billy Beane is a Front-Runner for Executive of the Year for Piecing Together Amazing A's (Video)
The Oakland A's don't have an impressive roster, but they do have an impressive record. Some of that credit goes to general manager Billy Beane. Oakland is on the brink of making the postseason, even after Beane traded several key players during the offseason. Somehow, the A's are winning games with players many haven't even heard of -- including a handful of former...
A's agree to extend GM Billy Beane through 2019
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says the team has agreed to extend the contracts of general manager Billy Beane and team President Michael Crowley through the 2019 season.
Wolff, confirming comments first made on Bloomberg News, wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is counting on Beane's leadership and innovation to lead the club in a new stadium in...
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February 07, 2012
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Enamored Billy Beane trades for player whose birthday is entirely prime numbers
Oakland A’s--Billy Beane, the pioneer of sabermetrics and general manager of the Oakland A’s, experienced a momentary lapse in judgment yesterday, when his obsession with numbers caused him to trade a quality closer for a talentless nobody whose birth date consists solely of prime numbers.
“April 23rd, 1993. April being the third month, and three being a number divisible...
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