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58 PLAY BALL BAY AREA NEWS GROUP THE A'S FIXTURES OF THE FUTURE THEEMERGINGTALENTSoftheOaklandA'swillbeonfulldisplaythis season —you'll just have to catch glimpses on ballfields in Nashville, Stockton and Midland, Texas, rather than at the Coliseum. Some plane trips to Beloit, Wis., Burlington, Vt, and Mesa, Ariz., might also be in order. No, these A's you'll watch in Oakland most of the season won't remotely resemble the A's you're likely see two years from now, when the club's rebuilding-from-with- in strategy takes sharper focus. BY CARL STEWARD FranklinBarreto, a future middle infielder for the A's, takes a cut during spring training. KARL MONDON/STAFF Butyou'llhavetowaitalittlelongertoseethetruepathoftheseprospects