A's' Biggest Early Surprises, Disappointments — bleacherreport.com

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Lowrie When the Oakland A's acquired Jed Lowrie, not too many knew exactly what the team was getting. In the five seasons prior to joining the A's, he was mostly a role player, filling in for injuries, oft-injured himself and never playing above 100 games. He was a career .250 hitter who hit double-digit home runs just once. So in 2013, in his first season with the A's, it was pretty cool to see Lowrie blast 45 doubles—second-most in the American League and an Oakland A's single-season record (for switch hitters).

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