It's All Relative, but Oakland's Offense Much-Improved Heading Into 2011

by Jeff Fletcher

Filed under: Athletics, AL West, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency

The names in the A's new lineup don't inspire much awe. Their three big acquisitions so far this winter have combined for a total of two All-Star appearances, and none since 2004. It's hard to look at their lineup in a vacuum and think they are going to be even a "good" offensive team.

Good, however, is a relative term. They are absolutely going to be better than they were last year.

Now that they've put Josh Willingham into their lineup as the left fielder, along with Hideki Matsui at DH and David DeJesus in right, the A's have made an eye-opening improvement at one-third of their lineup spots.

 

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