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| | SI.com - Sports Illustrated -- The Magazine - Scorecard: The Unbearable Brightness of Beane - Wednesday June 25, 2003 09:48 AM |
 | | In December 2001, Beane sent third baseman Eric Hinske, last season's Rookie of the Year, to Toronto for closer Billy Koch; to obtain lefthander Ted Lilly in a three-way deal last July, Beane gave the Tigers righthander Jeremy Bonderman, first baseman Carlos Peña and righthander Franklyn German, all Detroit regulars. |
 | | In Beane's five seasons as G.M., the A's have gone 180-99 after the July 31 trade deadline (a.645 winning percentage and the best in baseball over that time) compared with 277-253 (.523) before it. |
 | | The roster of players Beane has added via July trades -- including outfielder Terrence Long and pitchers Kevin Appier and Jason Isringhausen in '99, outfielder Dye in '01 and second baseman Ray Durham in '02 -- is staggering, and goes a long way toward bolstering Lewis's representation of Beane as a shark swimming with guppies. |
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