The headline, and most of this article, are pretty gloomy and doomy, consistent with the A’s 22-62 record replete with disappointing performances from young upstarts. Before descending into the abyss, let us first acknowledge two truths that keep hope alive even in the darkest hour:
Not everything has gone sideways in the rebuild (just most things). For example, perhaps it was a broken clock randomly showing the correct time but the A’s appear to have pulled off a heist — or at the very least some solid petty theft — in dealing Cole Irvin to the Orioles for Darell Hernaiz who, at age 21 is mastering AA to the tune of a .