Athletics News: 2/20/2025

mvs on February 20, 2025 — 3 Comments

The era of the Las Vegas Athletics won’t begin until their 33,000 seat facility is opened in 2028.

For the next three seasons, 2025-2027, the A’s will be sleeping on the couch at a friend’s house in Sacramento. The address will be Sutter Health Park—14,000 capacity.

For today the question is: Who is on this roster and does anybody, outside of family, know their names?

Let’s start with the projected line up for 2025.

C: Shea Langeliers
1B: Tyler Soderstrom—He’s 22.
2B: Zack Gelof
3B: Gio Urshela
SS: Jacob Wilson
LF: Seth Brown
CF: J.J. Bleday—
RF: Lawrence Butler—23
DH: Brent Rooker—signed a 5-year extension .293/39/112—.365 OBP

Bench:
C: Jhonny Pereda
INF: Luis Urias
OF: Miguel Andujar
OF: Esteury Ruiz

Interesting Note: The Oakland A’s, the pioneers of analytics and Moneyball…had a combined OBP of .301 in 2024.

Starting Rotation:
#1: Luis Severino
#2: Jeffrey Springs
#3: JP Sears
#4: Osvaldo Bido
#5: Mitch Spence

Bullpen:
Closer: Mason Miller
Set Up: Jose Leclerc, Tyler Ferguson
Mid: Michel Otanez, T.J. McFarland, Gran Holman, Noah Murdock.
LR: Hogan Harris

Still on the injured list:
Luis Medina, Ken Waldichuk

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  1. Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man's Gravatar Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man
    February 24, 2025 - 9:40 pm | Permalink

    @ Joe: The Dodgers have almost always been my number one team. But, I started following the A’s in 1971, when they first burst into the forefront of the AL West with a team that included Vida Blue, Jim “Catfish” Hunter, Reggie Jackson, and Sal Bando.
    The A’s were a good team with colorful uniforms and personalities to match. For a long time, they were a fun American League team to follow, especially since our Angels did poorly more often than not.

  2. Tim Byrnes's Gravatar Tim Byrnes
    February 22, 2025 - 7:44 pm | Permalink

    I am all over those games. Its 11 exits away from the house.
    Rooker will bat .330-40-120 on any real good Organization.
    They systematically gave away EVERYONE!🤯🤬
    I have covered the A’s for years and I couldnt be more bored with this Club.
    Owner is taking League money and tanking his team. Langeliers has potential but hasnt showed consistent results.
    I dont see any real attempt to make the A’s a contending club.
    Its heartbreaking.

  3. Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man's Gravatar Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man
    February 20, 2025 - 9:22 pm | Permalink

    Hopefully, the fans who attend games at Sutter Health Park over the next three seasons will be watching one minor-league baseball team instead of two. (The Athletics’ AAA team will still be playing there, right?)
    I also hope that the A’s can average more than 10,000 fans a game; I believe that getting off to a good start will be a key factor for them in both the standings and the box office.
    It looks like the A’s will be building their lineup around an excellent designated hitter, and the team needs to improve its on-base percentage to something a little closer to .365 than to .301. Throw in some good pitching, and the A’s might be able to escape the AL West cellar.

    Joe T.: Are you an A’s fan Ron? I know a few, but not too many.

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