With Defense Improved, Now It’s All About The Pitching

An extension candidate if there ever was one. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images

First and foremost, win or lose the A’s have evolved into a fun and rewarding team to follow and root for. The core of position players is special, from presumptive Rookie of the Year Jacob Wilson (nobody bats .358 any more and yet as a rookie Wilson has done just that for half a season) to potentially Wilson’s closest challenger Nick Kurtz (HRs in 5 of his last 6 games, 3 of them game-winners) to the truly phenomenal...