The narrative for the Oakland A's under GM Billy Beane has been simple.

The A's front office builds a contender using young and inexpensive stars. Then tears it all down when those youngsters become too costly, and repeats the process all over again. Looking out onto the horizon, however, the story appears to be changing in Oakland. 

With a few exceptions, the club's young core of hitters is under team c...

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