Al West
May, 2007
AL CentralOaklandLast season: (»:i-(i(i. flrsi|)l;ui'. Oakland swepi Minnesota in the Division Series hill was swept by Detroit in the ALCS. A's players missed 501 games on the disabled list, and that doesn't include Eric Chavez, who played through injuries all season.Off-season focus: I he As don't spend much lime worrying about who's leaving; GM Billy Beane just reloads and moves on. So when FrankThomas headed to Toronto. Beane grabbed Mike I'iaz/.a. And when lefthander Barry Zito decided...
