The A's have far exceeded expectations in 2012. They are 16-15, just 4.5 games behind the Texas Rangers and occupying second place in the AL West in what many analysts tabbed as a rebuilding year for the franchise.

Oakland appears to be just as much in the hunt for a playoff seed as anybody at this point in the season, ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - Oakland Athletics
Find more Oakland articles at BleacherReport.com