Oakland Athletics

The MLB Trade Deadline passed at 4:00 p.m. on July 31, and many trades came down in droves. Here's a breakdown of the trades, in order as they occurred, with commentary: Red Sox acquire Yeonis Cespedes and a competitive balance draft pick for Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, and Cash: The Red Sox have finally pulled the trigger on a Lester move, and they…

The speculation has ended. The Chicago Cubs have answered all questions regarding what they will do with starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija by trading their ace and fellow starter Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics. MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reported the deal very early Saturday morning. The trade happened late Friday night, and Ken Rosenthal of…

Article Written By: Julian Beck Oakland Athletics  2013 Record: 96-66 (1st in AL West) Key Additions:  Jim Johnson, Luke Gregerson, Scott Kazmir, Craig Gentry, Fernando Abad, Nick Punto Key Loses:  Bartolo Colon, Grant Balfour, Brett Anderson, Seth Smith, Chris Young, Kurt Suzuki, Jerry Blevins, Michael Choice, Jemile Weeks Most important…