Brandon Moss is one of my favorite players, having played for both Cleveland and Oakland.
Moss was a very productive bat during his three seasons (2012-2014) with the A’s, hitting .254/.340/.504 and averaging 25 HR a season. Good for an OPS+ of 135. This included his only All-Star selection in 2014.
Cleveland went into 2015 as contenders and assumed that Moss would bring some much-needed production to the outfield. But Moss–along with the rest of the team–would struggle in 2015 and quickly fall out of contention. Moss only hit .217/.288/.407 with 15 HR. He struck out a ton–106 K’s in 337 at-bats
The Indians ended up trading him halfway through the season, snagging a decent pitching prospect in Rob Kaminsky
Moss would retire following the 2017 season. He hung it up with 160 career homers and a very solid 106 OPS+.