Every time I look the payroll number has dropped...$50M...no, $40M...But whatever the real number turns out to be, it’s not what’s driving the A’s decision to rebuild in a year or rebuild now. There are myriad reasons the A’s really need to choose this off-season to take a step back — sadly. probably not a small step but rather a giant leap for A’s-kind — and start the rebuilding process after 3 post-season appearances and 1 “nice try”.
Reason # The First One: Current Core Not Quite Strong Enough
On the surface it appears the A’s have enough talent to make a run if they don’t sell off pieces.