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Oakland made the closest run at Houston last season. Any slip in the Astros' production could open the door for a very talented team. The Athletics' run differential puts them within the upper crust of playoff caliber teams. Any improvements at the plate or off the mound could push them to the top. Where they were most deficient compared to the elite four teams projected as 2020 World Champion frontrunners is in run production.
Oakland's 2019 run production was around a half a run per game behind the
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10/7 @ HOU | W 9-7 |
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10/6 vs HOU | L 2-5 |
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10/5 vs HOU | L 5-10 |
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10/1 vs CHW | L 0-0 |
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9/30 vs CHW | W 5-3 |
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One of the more stacked lineups in the league is in Oakland. They have big-time power and plenty of bats one-through-nine. This is also a well-balanced lineup as they have strong bats from both sides of the plate. Marcus Semien is coming off of a breakout season and will leadoff again for the A's. Ramon Laureano is another one set to move up in the order, and as good as his defense is, we shouldn't forget about his offense. The big boppers are Matt Chapman, Khris Davis, and Matt Olson. All three sit in the heart of the order. Now the A's always had some platoon bats, and Tony Kemp might find his way into the lineup more against right-handers, while Mark Canha is a bat who handles lefties well.
Tony Kemp will be the one to play more every day second base for the Oakland A's. Kemp is a utility guy, as was Profar, so the A's replace him with another AL West member.
Khris Davis is the DH for the Oakland Athletics in 2020. He has massive power and is one of the top home run hitters in the game today. Davis has been the DH for Oakland over the last few seasons, and can also play outfield.
Matt Chapman is the all-star third baseman for the Oakland Athletics. Chapman is considered to be one of the best in the game, especially on the defensive side rivaling Nolan Arenado.
While the 1988 team would lose the World Series, they won 104 games and scored 800 runs. Jose Conseco and Rickey Henderson were major names on the team and Tony La Russa as manager.
In 1979, the Oakland A's won just 33% of their games and had a negative WAR as a team. They are the only team to have a negative WAR in a single season. Oakland allowed 860 runs and scored just 573.
Bert Campaneris played 13 years with the Oakland A’s, playing 1,795 total games. He went to five all-star games and had a ton of speed. He stole over 550 bases during his time in Oakland.