Posted at 9:24 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2008
Baseball: A's deal Swisher to White Sox
By JANIE McCAULEY
Associated Press
The A's — who dealt ace Dan Haren to Arizona on Dec. 14 — received left-hander Gio Gonzalez, right-hander Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney.
Oakland general manager Billy Beane acknowledged last month that the A's are rebuilding and said he expects the club to take its lumps next season after the A's missed the playoffs in 2007. They reached the AL championship series in 2006, but Oakland (76-86) had its streak of winning seasons end at eight and went 9-17 in September.
