The A’s lost their fifth consecutive game today. Good news? It’s spring, the results don’t matter. Bad news? The same problems that have plagued the A’s through spring thus far which just so happen to be the team’s weakness headed into the season.
The A’s biggest concern is starting pitching, and Spring Training is doing nothing thus far to alleviate those concerns. Kendall Graveman started today, going one inning, giving up four hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out none and ick, even for the biggest Spring skeptics, far from a promising performance. You live and you learn.