Vote: Assessing the Athletics at the All-Star break

The Oakland Athletics finished the first half of the season at 39-50, 21 games back in the AL West.

How would you grade their performance thus far? Who has been the team's MVP? What would you like to see the A's do at the trade deadline? Vote in the polls below:

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Oakland kicks off the second half Friday with a three-game series against the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians at Oakland Coliseum.