Spring Training is HERE, and hope springs eternal for the A’s in 2016. I am looking forward to 2016 with a lot of enthusiasm. For A’s fans, however, before we look forward, we need to come to terms with our past. Whenever I mention that I am writing for Swingin’ A’s, one of the first things that comes up is the infamous trade of Yoenis Cespedes for Jon Lester (and Jonny Gomes). I imagine Billy Beane still takes all kinds of heat for that trade.
Oakland Athletics: Reconsidering the Jon Lester Trade
