Now that the Oakland A’s 2016 season is over, it’s time for a look back. There’s a long offseason ahead and plenty of dreary winter days for dreaming on the future, but first we need to digest all that has happened over the last six months.
Let’s start at the bottom and work our way up. That means we’re going all the way down to Low-A ball, to check in on the Vermont Lake Monsters.
As is normal for Low-A, this roster was largely made up of players from this summer’s draft class. They play a 76-game season, but the team’s record (28-48) isn’t particularly important at this low level.