They also continue to defy their payroll limitations as they are currently ahead of both the Mariners and high-market Angels in the West. For years, I’m sure all you readers have heard them jokingly defined as a Minor League team or a boosting pad before star players depart elsewhere.
But as one who thinks these 2019 A’s should build off last season and buy this summer, maybe they could use Dee Gordon. They know they can already reach the playoffs with this core so why not go for it? Since Billy Beane and company know what they are doing, this trade would need to not hurt the A’s in the long run.