Last year, we called the Oakland Athletics a “League Pass team.” While the pitching staff was unproven, the lineup was expected to hit homers in bunches. Runs were not going to be hard to come by in Oakland on either side.
And, well, we were right. The A’s hit 227 home runs as a club, the third-highest total in baseball. They scored 813 runs (fourth), produced a .187 isolated power (ISO, third), and a 110 wRC+ (tied for third). Seven different players hit at least 15 homers, topped by Khris Davis’ MLB-leading 48 bombs.