Welcome to the 12th of 30 "2008 Team Previews", where I'm - you guessed it! - offering up a little preview of the 2008 season for each of the teams. Nothing super fancy, (I'm not writing books here munecas), just a few notes on what major moves the teams made over the winter and a thought or two on their upcoming season. I'm going in reverse order of 2007 standings, so next up is....

Oakland A’s

2007 Record: .469 (76-86), 3rd place in AL West

2006 Record: .574 (93-69), 1st place in AL West

Who’s Out: Nick Swisher (OF), Emil Brown (OF), Jeremy Brown (C), Mike-a Piazza (C), Shannon Stewart (OF), Dan Haren (P)

Who’s In: Wes Bankston (1B), Ryan Sweeney (OF)

Notes: Pretty much taking "rebuilding phase" to the next level.

Fans: Where'd all our players go?
Billy Beane: Fuck it! We're just gonna suck for a few years, then we're gonna get a new stadium and be good! Let's rebuild!
Fans: Well alright... we can accept that rebuilding is important. Can we at least keep Houston Street or maybe Rich Harden?
BB: No. They shall be traded away come July.
Fans: Blah... alright... can we please NOT get Bonds?
BB: We'll see.

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