The 2011 Oakland Athletics finished the season 14 games below .500, third place in the American League West Division. The team was also 22 games out of first place and had its fifth consecutive season in which it did not finish over .500. Under General Manager Billy Beane the Athletics has not been afraid to hit the reset button. In the offseason, the organization did just (*). The Athletics are rebuilding and looking to strike a few years down the road. There is no reasonable scenario in which the Athletics are in the hunt for the division crown in 2012. Continue reading →