Cubs beat the previously undefeated Padres today. So hopefully the home sweep against Chicago was more about the Cubbies being pretty good then the A’s being downright awful.
If anyone needs any more proof that the A's front office is asleep at the wheel, Jacob Wilson could hit .400 this season and the A's would not get a draft pick for him winning Rookie of the Year because they brought him up to the big league roster 13 days too early in 2024 and burned through the 60 day max for PPI eligibility. This is after they did the same thing with Lawrence Butler a year earlier and made him ineligible for Rookie of the Year in 2024, an award he otherwise would have been in the running for. For a team that has built their success on drafting and developing young talent, I don't understand why they continue to mostly ignore the PPI eligibility rules and invest the bare minimum (in staff and resources) into the amateur international free agent market.
Should probably be noted that the “strongest” part of their rotation has been playing in Colorado while West Sacramento got the backend of the rotation and the bad version of Luis Severino
At least Sacramentans can enjoy one relatively drama free front office. (seriously Fisher’s one okay quality as an owner is him giving his front office relative free reign aside from the fact they cannot spend any money whatsoever)