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Bean's Next Move; Nothing?

I've noticed a lot of unrest in the Nation lately about our line up and rotation, and deservedly so. But what if Bean's next move is no move at all?

Bean's purpoted options are being wisked away by time. The Pirates and Braves traded Gonzales for LaRoche the other day, and now Trot Nixon is and Indian. These are both deals that alternetly some or many A's fans saw Billy Bean putting his hat into. But knowing that Bean always has a trick up his sleeve, I feel that this time it maybe no trick at all.
Yes, we could still go after Erstad, but we already have Kendall, I don't know why we would need a second. And yes, our offence was animic last season, even by A's standards, but a.) a considerable number of the heart and soul of our offence (Chavez, Bubba Croz etc.) hit what seemed to be a year-long injury slump at the same time. I don't know all that much about probablity theory but I feel that is less likely this year. And b.) we didn't do all that poorly last season boy's and girls.
Also, If Rich Harden stays healthy, I feel like we would have pretty much the same line up we did last season, providing King Richard lives up to his hype. A good or even great ace, Haren, Loiza, Blanton and someone filling in when we need them, whoever it be.
So it seems totally reasonable, though boring and discomforting, that Bean stays pat.
Lastly, a note on Blanton; a man once said you start out with a bag full to some degree with luck and and empty bag of experiance, and you need to fill the second before the first gets empty. I don't know how Blanton's luck bag is doing, but he had more wins last year than most thought he should. Hopefully, he has been working on that experience thing, because he clearly can win games some how, he just needs to nail it down.