Source: http://ift.tt/IsN8HP --- Saturday, December 30, 2017
Given the vast amount of variance in Baseball, most teams enter spring training with at least the gift of hope, along with the spectre that fortunes could fall apart quickly. Sure if you’re the Astros, mostly you just have to show up and stay somewhat healthy and if you’re the Marlins you’re saying, “Well, you know if...yeah, no.” Then there are the rest of us, hoping this is the year “everything breaks right” and wondering how far that can get us. Realistically, not everything will. In the case of the rebuilding A’s, with much raw talent in Oakland and on the way, how much has to fall into place for Oakland to be competitive. Let’s set the bar at “over .500,” which translates in this day and age to contending for a wild card spot right down to the finish line. My goal here to be realistic and fair, not to allow every young player to breakout at the same time or for the team to enjoy uninterrupted health all season. Here’s what I would suggest is the blueprint for a competitive season with the group currently assembled: Overall, this team has a chance to be pretty good on offense and defense, which would allow them to compete with just a decent and stable rotation top to bottom. That’s probably the best the A’s can hope for and it may be attainable. Sean Manaea & Kendall Graveman I think the A’s just need these two to stay healthy and anchor the rotation throughout the season. Manaea may not be an ace, and Graveman will likely s ...
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