Billy Beane hasn't decided what approach the Oakland Athletics will take to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Oakland is 10 games out in the American League West and more than eight games back in the Wild Card race.

"Time will tell, it's an important time period," Beane said "Despite having played better in the last couple weeks, we're still in quite a hole. Any definitive direction would be decided by how we do moving forward."

Scott Kazmir, Tyler Clippard and Ben Zobrist are rumored trade chips.