OAKLAND — Over the past few seasons, getting traded to Oakland was seen as a bad thing for incoming players. The A’s were routinely bottom feeders in the American League West, and the final two months of the season could feel like two years for incoming players. But that’s changed.
Mike Fiers arrived to the Oakland Coliseum Tuesday afternoon not with a frown as may have been the case the last three years, but excited with a big smile on his face. And why wouldn’t he? The A’s are now in the thick of a surprising playoff race, leaders for the second AL wild card spot, and are making moves to only get stronger for this final stretch of games.