Having seen this A's team, and having gone in thinking that they were a little better than their 4th-place in the AL West marking...nah, they earn it. As many good things there are on this team, there's always like 4 or 5 crappy ones to balance it out.
For instance, Sean Manaea is having a great season, after already pitching a no-hitter (against BOSTON!) and having a fantastic month of April. Yes, he's had some losses recently, but it's mostly been thanks to poor run support or better teams. The rest of the pitching staff hasn't been so lucky, with people like Andrew Triggs, Daniel Mengden, Kendall Graveman and Brett Anderson falling victim to the other team's offense more times than not. And these guys aren't bad, either...they just can't seem to stop some of the major offenses out there, which is...kinda their job.
The lineup is also mostly 'alright', with a lot of middle of the road performances from people like Khris Davis, Matt Chapman and Matt Olsen, all three of which were holding up the team. Yes, Jed Lowrie and Jonathan Lucroy are playing really well, but there's not a ton of roster depth, and there's not a unified offensive force. So they're really only playing with individual performances, like the last few years.
I'm not sure when we'll get an A's team that's ready to compete again, and how many more youth movements will have to be squandered in order to get there. Which is sad.
Coming Tonight: Speaking of no-hitters, this guy's no-no has been one of the few highlights of his team's poor, sad season.
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