Hope the Oakland A’s enjoyed their day off Thursday, because it was their last for a while.
Friday begins a string of 16 straight days with games, though that’s not quite the same daunting task in the Cactus League as it is in the regular season. After all, there are nearly three times as many players on hand to share the load in spring camp, and also the wins and losses don’t count for anything anyway.
Today brings the division rival Angels, coming off their hilarious sixth straight season missing the playoffs despite having Mike Trout the whole time and Anthony Rendon alongside him last summer.