Oakland A's 2020: Scouting, Projected Lineup, Season Prediction
The Oakland A's are looking forward to their third consecutive postseason appearance. They have one of the best young starting rotations in the big leagues. Four of their five starters will be 28 or younger. The team has the most talented defense in franchise history. It's small-payroll Oakland figures to fight toe to toe with bigger-spending teams.
The Oakland A's are built to turn balls into outs. Marcus Semien has really improved at shortstop, Matt Chapman might be the best defender in the game, and Matt Olson is a quiet leader with an edge. The A’s will have to go it alone financially this year. They got 75 percent of revenue-sharing money through 2015, 50 percent in 2016, 25 percent last year and nothing for the next two years.
Billy Beane drafted Kyler Murray as a center fielder in the first round of the 2018 draft. The A's have been playing on the Coliseum turf for almost a quarter of a century. Mark Canha won the No. 1 bat flip of 2019 season. Jesus Luzardo was supposed to throw batting practice at his old school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, but he was texted to stay away by the coach. The Ides of June have helped the A’s to improve their record. They went 10-4 at home in September 2018 and 9-3 at their home games in 2019.
