Before the 2008 season started it was a well known fact that the Oakland Athletics were in a full-blown rebuilding process. They'd traded away both Dan Haren and Nick Swisher for prospects as general manager Billy Beane felt it was necessary to restock the shelves of Oakland's farm system. Then the season started, and a team that was supposed to struggle was playing surprisingly well, and ... Foul Balls found this 15 hours ago on mlb.fanhouse.com [link] Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB , Billy Beane , Oakland Athletics , Dan Haren , Nick Swisher , Rich Harden , Joe Blanton ...
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Before the 2008 season started it was a well known fact that the Oakland Athletics were in a full-blown rebuilding process. They'd traded away both Dan Haren and Nick Swisher for prospects as general manager Billy Beane felt it was necessary to restock the shelves of Oakland's farm system. Then the season started, and a team that was supposed to struggle was playing surprisingly well, and ... Foul Balls found this 15 hours ago on mlb.fanhouse.com [link] Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB , Billy Beane , Oakland Athletics , Dan Haren , Nick Swisher , Rich Harden , Joe Blanton ...