World Series Champions Reap The Benefits Of Billy Beane’s Wheeling And Dealing
By Jason Leary
![Nov 2, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs fans celebrate after game seven of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians outside of Wrigley Field. Cubs won 8-7. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Nov 2, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs fans celebrate after game seven of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians outside of Wrigley Field. Cubs won 8-7. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/9313f78ccc60fa176b37df6b0dbe2bc18ed02957c1d05f9c453f417270431370.jpg)
2007: Boston Red Sox
The bench for this Red Sox squad offers a couple of familiar faces to A’s fans. Eric Hinske passed through Oakland during Beane’s tenure and made his way to Boston after Oakland traded him to the Blue Jays in 2001. Meanwhile, Bobby Kielty signed with the Red Sox after Beane cut him loose in 2007.