A’s All-Decade: Two MVP-level guys make for an impossible choice at third

Oakland Athletics’ Josh Donaldson (20) celebrates with teammate Yoenis Cespedes (52) after Donaldson hit a two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo in the third inning of their baseball game held at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)jThe 2010s saw moments both wildly spectacular and painfully disappointing: a couple no-hitters and a perfect game, bottom-dwelling teams echoing in an empty Coliseum and 90-plus win teams toeing the line between greatness and despair.

Like any other decade, the A’s ushered in a slew of breakout stars and then ushered them out the door in trades when cost-effectiveness demanded it. The…