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The Oakland Athletics are just as good and as dangerous as any other team in the majors but will probably shock people again if they win the coronavirus reduced schedule equivalent of 95 games.
Oakland made the American League Wildcard for the second straight season and was bounced out of the postseason in that round. They put together their second straight 97-win season after three straight years of futility.
The Athletics didn’t make any splashy moves in the offseason. Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Marcus Semien remain the sluggers in the lineup. Mike Fiers and Sean Manaea are the top two pitchers in the rotation. They are all some of the best players in baseball but relatively unknown to the casual baseball fan.
Oakland is going to have a ton of competition if they want to remain in the postseason picture. The Houston Astros are still a great team and the Los Angeles Angels are reloaded.
Through 60 games last year, the A’s were 30-30.
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2019 finish: 2nd AL West
2019 record: 97-65
Manager: Bob Melvin
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Projected Starters
C: Sean Murphy
1B: Matt Olson
2B: Tony Kemp
3B: Matt Chapman
SS: Marcus Semien
OF: Mark Canha
OF: Ramon Laureano
OF: Stephen Piscotty
DH: Khris Davis
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Projected Rotation
SP: Sean Manaea
SP: Frankie Montas
SP: Mike Fiers
SP: A.J. Puk
SP: Chris Bassitt
CL: Liam Hendriks
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