Grading the Oakland Athletics’ Offseason Trades so Far

With seven All-Stars under contract through the 2015 season, many thought the Oakland Athletics would remain silent in winter meetings.

General manager Billy Beane had other ideas, and he dealt fan favorites like Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss and Jeff Samardzija for a collection of younger, less established players.

Oakland's penny-pinching owner Lew Wolff couldn't afford (or to hear Donaldson tell it, didn't want to afford) to keep all his stars around. Some of the deals Beane pulled off netted the A's a good return while parting with expendable players, but others suggested the team was n...

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