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Originally Posted by troutman
Getting to the playoffs every five or six years is about par for the course, all things being equal.
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Well there are good teams that have a pretty good season that miss the playoffs simply because only 4(6) teams can make it. So if you have 95 wins, but there are 3 teams above you with 98, 97, and 96 wins, you don't make it. 95 wins is still a great season though.
Point is that Beane basically trades out all his players in massive deals with teams like the Diamondbacks, and then tries to create a completely new team based on whatever his 'stats' guy is saying about who should be good at which position. It simply doesn't work.
I'm not sure how many of those 17 rookies the A's had playing for them were actually drafted by the A's organization, but I do find it strange that after 10 years of managing, Beane still hasn't developed a top of the line player. Sure it helps if you get the #1 overall pick and you're able to choose Bryce Harper, but there are tons of players that have developed into great players despite not being the #1 overall pick.