Future Can Wait as Oakland’s Beane Bets Big on the Present BENJAMIN HOFFMAN Billy Beane, the Oakland Athletics’ general manager, made a blockbuster trade Friday with the Chicago Cubs that focuses on winning now. July 6, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/VswqFm http://nyti.ms/1ox4vhr The New York Times Sports Baseball, Trades (Sports)

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/VswqFm Future Can Wait as Oakland’s Beane Bets Big on the Present July 6, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ox4vhr The New York Times