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Last winter, A's General Manager Billy Beane actually went on a "shopping-spree" and acquired Matt Holliday via trade with the Rockies. Then he got Jason Giambi, Orlando Cabrera, and Nomar Garciaparra via free agency.
Holliday and Giambi were supposed to bring power to a team that desperately needed some, but ultimately Beane's plan didn't quite pan out.
After a mid-season revelation that his team was not quite ready to compete, Beane unloaded ...
"They can't score!"
That's what my friend told me one day during an Oakland A's game in August. And although for the most part that's a valid point, the A's did improve slightly in the second half of this season.
Last winter, Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane went on an off-season shopping spree. Not only did he trade for NL Slugger Matt Holliday, he also signed Orlando Cabrera, Nomar Garciaparra, ...