The Oakland A’s have spent the last three seasons as sellers, on account of being in the cellar. In each losing summer they traded away every one of their impending free agents, and in 2017 they even dealt some veterans who were still under contract.
All that stockpiling is starting to pay off, as the youth movement has begun in full force and the new roster is finishing the year strong. Now that we’re reaching the end of the liquidation portion of the rebuilding process, let’s look back and see what we got for our troubles.
First, the big table.