Making A Cubs Midsummer Deal: Oakland's Smorgasboard

Josh Reddick and Ben Zobrist. Could either or both become Cubs this month? - Denis Poroy/Getty ImagesThe A's have a bevy of appealing pieces that should be for sale in the coming weeks.

This series is off and rolling. But we're changing things up a bit: instead of going player-by-player as we have thus far, it's time to look at the team that is an alarmingly ideal match for basically all of the Cubs' roster needs: the Oakland Athletics.

A's-Cubs Trading History

We all know that the Cubs and A's have lined up twice on midsummer deals over the past decade. The more recent is still fresh in our minds and involved the current front offices, new Dodgers general manager and former A's assistant…