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Analyst Believes Surprising MLB Team Could Be Contenders In 2025
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The Oakland Athletics missed the postseason for a fourth consecutive season after finishing with a record of 69-93 and fourth in the American League West.
In their last season in Oakland, the team had their third straight losing season.
The A’s will play their home games in Sacramento, California until their new stadium is completed in Las Vegas.
While the team has been poor the past few seasons, one MLB analyst revealed more positive thoughts on the Athletics for 2025.
Lockard describes the pattern of Athletics’ history that includes windows of being competitive and windows of not contending.
With the additional money they have to spend, she believes they are using it to add talent in an attempt to be contenders in the 2025 season.
The Athletics haven’t won the AL West since 2020, when they lost in the American League Division Series.
Although the Athletics have nine World Series titles in franchise history, they haven’t won a championship since 1989.
In a division that includes the Houston Astros, it makes sense that the Athletics haven’t won a division title in a while due to the Astros’ dominance.
It will be interesting to see if Lockard is right and if the Athletics can contend in 2025.
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A’s Agree To Deal With Relief Pitcher From AL West
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The Oakland Athletics failed to make their last season at the Coliseum a success as they missed the postseason for a fourth straight season.
Although the Athletics broke their two-year streak of losing more than 100 games, they came close with 93, and they have a lot of work to do if they want to get back to being competitive.
Offseason acquisitions for the Athletics include pitchers Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs and T.J. McFarland, and third baseman Gio Urshela.
Now, the Athletics have made another significant move, landing a player from the AL West rival Texas Rangers.
LeClerc is a 31-year-old relief pitcher who played all eight seasons of his MLB career with the Rangers.
In 2024, LeClerc appeared in 64 games and was 6-5 with a 4.32 ERA, one save and 89 strikeouts in 66.2 innings pitched.
Though LeClerc has a high strikeout rate and is a veteran coming out of the bullpen, the Athletics will need a lot more help to be competitive in 2025.
The team will play their games in Sacramento, California before eventually moving to their permanent home of Las Vegas when that stadium is ready.
With plenty of changes around the organization, the A’s will have a difficult time trying to win their first AL West title since 2020.
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A’s Reveal Patch Design For New Uniforms In Sacramento
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The Oakland Athletics missed the postseason for a fourth straight year after finishing with a 69-93 record and fourth in the American League West.
Over the past few seasons, the Athletics have faced their fair share of difficulties with two of the past three seasons seeing them lose more than 100 games.
While the 2024 season did not get any better, it was also their last season playing in Oakland.
The Athletics will play the 2025 season in Sacramento, California while their new stadium is built in Las Vegas, and they will commemorate it with a special uniform patch.
While the 2024 season was emotional for many Athletics fans, players, former players and personnel, the team will get a new start in Sacramento before eventually moving to their permanent destination of Las Vegas.
The Athletics have made a few notable acquisitions this offseason, including pitchers Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs and T.J. McFarland, and third baseman Gio Urshela.
Some of these moves could benefit the team as they seek their first AL West title since the shortened 2020 season.
Things will look different for the Athletics in 2025, but the team has hopes of getting the organization back to a competitive level in their new home.
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Athletics Make Major Front-Office Announcement
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The Oakland Athletics missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season in 2024 after finishing with a record of 69-93.
Although the Athletics had a disappointing season, the big focus was on it being the team’s last year playing in Oakland.
The Athletics are eventually moving to Las Vegas, but their new ballpark will not be ready for a few years, so they will play the 2025 campaign in Sacramento.
Following the dramatic final season in Oakland, the Athletics recently made a major front-office announcement.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Athletics president Dave Kaval has announced his resignation from the team.
Kaval was the president of the Athletics for the past eight years, and his last day with the team will come on the last day of 2024.
It was noted in the statement that the organization will begin searching for Kaval’s replacement in the new year.
The Athletics will play their 2025 home games at Sutter Health Park and share the stadium with the Sacramento River Cats minor league team.
Although the Athletics haven’t had much success in recent years, their fans took the last season hard as there was so much tradition and memories at the Coliseum.
The Athletics will be the second team from Oakland to move to Las Vegas in recent years after the Oakland Raiders also moved to the resort city.
It will be interesting to see how the Athletics look in 2025 after these major changes.
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Liam Hendriks Has Honest Admission About Last Game In Oakland
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The Oakland Athletics have not made the postseason in the past four years with their last appearance coming back in the shortened season of 2020.
The 2024 season was another disappointing campaign for the team as they finished with a record of 69-93, which left them in fourth place in the AL West.
However, the biggest news surrounding the Athletics this season was that it was their last year playing in their home city.
Veteran pitcher Liam Hendriks recently revealed his honest admission about the last A’s game played at the Oakland Coliseum.
The Athletics have been based in Oakland since 1968, when they moved there from Kansas City.
The team will now be transitioning to Las Vegas, which resembles the move made by Oakland’s NFL team, which moved to the city in 2020.
Hendriks has played 13 seasons in MLB after coming into the league in 2011.
He played for the Athletics from 2016 through 2020, with 2019 being the year that sparked a hot streak from the veteran pitcher.
That season, Hendriks appeared in 75 games and posted a 1.80 ERA, 25 saves and 124 strikeouts in 85.0 innings pitched.
Hendriks did take a piece of the legendary stadium for a memory, admitting he grabbed some of the mound dirt when he went there early in the season.
The Athletics’ move to Las Vegas won’t happen immediately as their new stadium needs to be built, and the plan is to open that ballpark in 2028.
As for the 2025 season, the Athletics will play in Sacramento.
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Athletics Make Historic Announcement On Monday
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The Oakland Athletics said goodbye to their home field where they played their last 57 seasons after the 2024 season.
With the team eventually moving to Las Vegas, the Oakland Coliseum saw its final Athletics game played there during their last home game of the 2024 regular season.
The move to Las Vegas is expected to take a few years as the stadium needs to be built, so the Athletics will be playing their games elsewhere in 2025.
On Monday, the Athletics made a historic announcement regarding their team name next season.
According to FOX Sports: MLB, the Athletics will play their home games at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, but they will not have a city name attached to the team.
Although the Athletics will be playing in Sacramento, they have elected to just go by “The Athletics,” instead of incorporating a city to go along with the team.
The Athletics have won nine World Series titles in franchise history with their most recent coming back in 1989.
Recent history has shown the Athletics fall off a bit as they have missed the postseason for the last four seasons after winning the American League West back in 2020.
The Athletics appear to be in a rebuild mode to go along with the team changing locations from Oakland to Las Vegas.
It will be interesting to see how the Athletics team adjusts to playing at a new ballpark in 2025 as they try to get their organization back to playing winning baseball.
The Athletics have not appeared in an American League Championship Series since 2006.
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A’s End Up In Expected Spot In MLB Player Poll
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Some MLB organizations have a lousy reputation among fans.
They are the ones following their team’s moves and transactions, but not just that, but also the way they treat employees, players, and their supporters.
As a result, fans are able to paint a picture about which franchises have the worst reputation.
That’s true for fans, but players can form their own opinion, too.
In fact, they have even more insight than the average fan, because they talk to each other about past experiences with their other (or even current) clubs.
Of course, you will rarely see players going to social media and criticizing specific teams: not only is it frowned upon in the industry, but it could also limit their suitors should they reach free agency.
However, The Athletic conducted an anonymous player poll to see where they stand when it comes to lousy organizations in baseball.
The results are interesting, but unsurprising.
Los Angeles Angels insider Sam Blum posted the results on his Twitter account and while the Halos finished third with 14 votes, 40 players voted for the Oakland Athletics.
It’s easy to see why: their owner, John Fisher, clearly cares more about his own interests than those of fans.
He moved the franchise out of Oakland and has failed to put a competitive team on the field for years.
The Chicago White Sox, quite likely the worst squad in baseball right now, are second with 19 votes.
After the Angels, the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets complete the top five on this unfortunate list.
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Video Shows The Nightmare Of Facing A’s Closer Mason Miller
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After being somewhat decent for a while, the Oakland Athletics have lost eight of their last 10 and have been ceding ground in the AL West.
Still, there is no denying they are far better and more entertaining than last year.
One of the reasons why Oakland makes for good TV is because of Mason Miller.
The flame-throwing reliever is one of the best closers in baseball, perhaps even the best at this point.
The eye test and the stats rarely lie, and Miller excels at both.
Just take a look at his stuff from the hitter’s perspective.
“Mason Miller’s stuff looks unhittable from any angle,” MLB tweeted.
Mason Miller's stuff looks unhittable from any angle.pic.twitter.com/7qlApcwWSZ
— MLB (@MLB) May 22, 2024
You can watch the video of Miller blowing hitters away with his 100+ fastball and his filthy breaking ball.
You can see how hard it is for batters to time his fastball: it’s almost impossible, and it feels like one has to start swinging even before the ball leaves Miller’s hand.
He can reach 103 and even 104 mph on occasion, making life very difficult for hitters.
In 20.1 innings, he has conceded just seven hits and two runs for a 0.89 ERA.
His WHIP is a ridiculous 0.59, and his Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) is an unfathomable -0.15.
Miller has only given away five free passes, and has struck out a whopping 41 hitters.
That’s unbelievable.
Naturally, many teams would love to have a reliever like Miller and, as a result, he might be one of the most coveted pieces ahead of the trade deadline.
If Oakland ever wants to be competitive, however, they should keep him and probably extend him for the long haul.
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Analyst Predicts Potential Landing Spots For A’s Star Closer
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The Oakland Athletics have been surprisingly decent this year, with a 19-26 record.
Still, they are highly unlikely to seriously compete this year or next, for that matter.
As long as they keep rebuilding, their good players will attract trade interest and they will listen.
As good as Mason Miller is, he is no exception to the rule.
“Teams have expressed interest in Mason Miller, and reports suggest that the A’s are considering offers,” B/R Walk-Off tweeted.
Teams have expressed interest in Mason Miller, and reports suggest that the A's are considering offers@zachrymer pic.twitter.com/7ttTDBHx4n
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) May 15, 2024
B/R Walk-Off analyst Zach Rymer shared Miller’s top-ten landing spots, and the Chicago Cubs came out on top.
Their late-inning situation is a bit murky, with Hector Neris and Adbert Alzolay being inconsistent and shaky at times.
Having a guy like Miller, who can throw 103-mph darts and dominate opposing hitters to the tune of a 0.98 ERA and a 5/38 BB/K ratio in 18.1 innings, could push them past the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central race.
Oakland is likely open to discussing potential trade scenarios for a variety of reasons.
One, relievers are highly volatile and injury-prone, or at least those who throw 100+ mph.
Two, this might be the moment in which Miller is most valuable: young, talented, and cheap for a long time.
That maximizes his potential return package.
Teams on the list need to have a strong farm to entice the A’s into talking, and the Cubs do.
The Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and, of course, the Los Angeles Dodgers complete the top five.
Will Miller be dealt this year?
As unlikely as it sounds, it’s always a possibility.
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Oakland A’s Reliever Earns Deserved Honor
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The Oakland Athletics might not be true contenders, but they have been awfully entertaining this year.
They are 15-17, very close to playing .500 ball.
Yes, their future is not in Oakland and perhaps fans are more focused on that than on the actual performance of the 2024 team, but they do have some really good players.
Tyler Nevin (four home runs, .875 OPS) is among the hottest players in baseball at the moment, Paul Blackburn has been a solid starter, and some of the relievers (like Lucas Erceg, for example) are blossoming.
There might not be a more exciting and consistently dominant player on the A’s roster than closer Mason Miller, though.
Miller is a show of his own, touching 103 mph with his blazing fastballs and fooling hitters left and right.
He was just named the American League Reliever of the Month for his performances in March/April, and it’s hard to think about someone more deserving.
“Mason Miller (OAK): 11 G, 1.35 ERA, 8 SV, 18.9 K/9. Ryan Helsley (STL): 16 G, 1.69 ERA, 10 SV, 10.7 K/9. Your AL and NL Relievers of the Month for March/April!” MLB tweeted.
The most impressive number about his line is definitely the 18.9 K/9.
K/9 means strikeouts per nine innings, so Miller, for every 27 outs, gets almost 19 via the strikeout.
That’s absurd, and very hard to maintain over the course of a long season.
Still, he is no fluke: he is very likely to end the year with at least a 15 K/9 mark if he stays healthy.
That last part might not be easy to come by given the velocity at which he throws the ball, but let’s hope we can all enjoy Miller for as long as he pitches.
Opposing hitters don’t find him fun to face, though.
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