| Last season's 75 wins for the Oakland A's was a | | | | competitive before long with a fearsome pitching |
| big disappointment for both fans and players. | | | | rotation. |
| Attendance has been going down since the A's | | | | Management will need to acquire or develop some |
| are clearly not contenders any more and this | | | | more batting talent before they become |
| season holds little promise for immediate | | | | post-season contenders. It seems like a conscious |
| improvement. | | | | decision on the part of Oakland's management to |
| Gone are Jason Giambi, Bobby Crosby and Matt | | | | develop a good stable of young pitchers before |
| Holliday without any big-name replacements | | | | going after hitting power. |
| coming in to get fans excited about the team. For | | | | They are not likely to trade for bats, so the A's |
| the A's, this is all part of their rebuilding plan as | | | | and their fans will likely have to wait a few years |
| they give younger players experience hoping to | | | | before this team is able to get the pieces |
| make a World Series run in the next three to five | | | | together to contend. The management team has |
| years. | | | | done an effective job in assembling pitching talent |
| With Justin Duchscherer, Brett Anderson, Trevor | | | | and deserves the chance to get the bats in order |
| Cahill and Dallas Braden in the A's stable of up and | | | | too. |
| coming young pitching talent, they should be more | | | | |