http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/01/31/798/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/01/31/798/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Joe Stiglich Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:38:14 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=798#comment-573 Their farm system has certainly done a “180,” that’s for sure. Now I guess the biggest key is knowing when some of these elite prospects might be ready to contribute for the big club. And that’s what should make this spring camp so interesting to watch. Most of the top studs will be there, and even if pitchers like Brett Anderson, Trevor Cahill and Vin Mazzaro don’t break camp w/Oakland, we’ll get to see how they respond under the spotlight …

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/01/31/798/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Jan K Oski Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:04:35 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=798#comment-574 Great breakdown, Joe! Wasn’t it just last year that Beane said he was concerned with the lack of quality in the minors. Looks like the dumping of MLB players was the right call for a small market team, especially with the current downturn in the economy. Beane is smarter than most of his critics combined.

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