For a team that’s 14 games out of first place and owner of the worst record in the American League at 60-79, the A’s do have some good things happening.
They have two of the better performing rookie hitters in the league in center fielder Billy Burns and left fielder-turned-first baseman Mark Canha.
That’s not to say that either will win the Rookie of the Year award, but both will merit consideration.
Burns was supposed to be spending the 2015 season honing his skills at Triple-A Nashville, but injuries and shoddy performances in the A’s outfield created opportunity, and he’s hitting .