Athletics Nation · Aug 11, 2016
The Oakland A's should free [insert player name here]
Finding the best lineup for the last two months of the season.Sit down. Take a deep breath. I have some news for you.
The Oakland A's are bad.
There. It's out there. It's hard to tell by their record and in spite of what the Orioles are telling you, this isn't a good baseball team. That combined with the upcoming 40 man roster crunch (which could feasibly be defeated by one of those turn-the-whole-roster over offseasons) makes August and September a quest for answers regarding some fringe players. Let's talk about which youngsters should get a cup of coffee to determine their true value.
The arguments for more playing time