At the beginning of the season I pegged the A’s as being roughly a 93 win team. Here we are at the 1/3 mark and the team sits at 31- 23, on pace for 93 wins. But the road has been anything but a straight line, and at times Oakland seems better then this and at other times worse.
Meanwhile, with the Astros currently reeling, the A’s hold a solid 2.5 game lead in the AL West and are, if nothing else, clearly contenders in the division race. What follows is a look at the team piece by piece, and predictions for what we can expect to see going forward…
Starting Pitching
The rotation has been talented but inconsistent, led by opening-day starter Chris Bassitt.