It's one thing to be struggling at the big league level for 1 year and change but to have a killer group of prospects on the horizon. The present day Chicago Cubs are proof of how good you can get, how quickly, if your AA/AAA pipeline is deep and full of talent. On the flip side, and no I'm talking about the Angels ok maybe I am a little, when you're sliding fast and your farm is more barren than Vince Cotroneo's scalp (he said lovingly), you should be less concerned and more alarmed.
Where do the A's sit in regards to making a move, in 2017-19, from fringe contention to clear contention?