The Oakland Athletics put everything on the table during the 2014 season.
Billy Beane made two blockbuster deals that summer in an effort to win a championship. Those blockbuster deals, however, cost Beane and the A’s plenty of young talent.
The A’s gambled their future for a chance at winning it all in 2014. Beane’s gamble did not payoff and he was left scrambling to pick up the pieces of a failed post-season run.
After their tough loss in Kansas City, the A’s were forced to revamp their depleted farm system. Beane traded away several key veterans, including Brandon Moss.