The A's are already tied for the most wins by any team that ranked last in Opening Day payroll in the last 30 seasons
Most Wins in Last 30 Seasons - Lowest Opening Day Payroll in MLB
2018 Athletics 94
1990 CWS. 94
2010 Padres 90
2009 Marlins 87
2017 Brewers 86— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 24, 2018
Every day when I look at the standings, it's hard to miss that the #Indians & #Rays have the same record. But they haven't had the same schedule!
So one team could easily win the World Series.