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What gives?

For the first time in recent memory, the A's have failed to sign six of their first eighteen draft picks. This includes their first pick (in the second round), Trevor Cahill, a top high school pitcher out of San Diego. Forgetting the John Smoak disaster, the A's have been very good at signing their draft choices. For a team that counts heavily on their own farm system to produce their players, this does not ring too good.  What gives?