Welcome to Wednesday A’s fans.
Two games have taken place in both the American League (AL) and National League (NL) best-of-seven Championship Series. The winners of these will face each other for the national title.
In the NL, the league-best Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games against the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Following an off day, the NLCS shifts to Los Angeles tonight for the first of three games at Dodger Stadium.
Two wins away from their second World Series appearance
in franchise history, the Brewers can clinch a berth on the road. However, the Dodgers will look to keep their season alive and send the series back to Milwaukee for Games 6 and, if necessary, 7.
On the other side of the bracket, the Tampa Bay Rays won Game 2 against the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 to send the ALCS back to Cleveland knotted at one game apiece.
Meanwhile, there has not been any news about the Sacramento/Las Vegas Athletics general manager search since ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan’s tweets from this past Saturday. The longer that Athletics owner John Fisher and president Marc Badain drag this search out, the slimmer the options will become, especially given that the A’s are not the only team in this situation. The Houston Astros also are looking for a new general manager.
The AL West is wide open next season, if the lockout does not result in a cancellation of some or all of the games. Entering the offseason, the A’s roster needs are evident. What moves should the new general manager make to bolster the Athletics’ pitching staff?
In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the playoffs. Out of the final four, which team do you want to win and why?
A’s Coverage:
- Pitching prospect Huggins growing his game with the help of this A’s Hall of Famer
- Phillies, Cubs executives reportedly among top Athletics GM candidates
- Fuld Rejection Offers Possible Clues To GM Search
- Matt Kleine, Rob Cerfolio Candidates In Athletics’ GM Search
- ’Be a sponge’: No. 19 prospect leads A’s Fall League group with do-it-all mentality
- Zack Of All Trades Tries To Get One More Win: In Court
- Important Dates For The Athletics This Offseason
- 12 A’s Players Out of Options Heading Into 2027
- How MLB’s Proposed Changes Would Impact the A’s
- A’s part ways with assistant hitting, quality control coaches
- After an outfield collision left him paralyzed, every gain in rehab is a big win for A’s Ryan Lasko
- Why 2027 Athletics Will Be Completely Different Team
- A’s Las Vegas ballpark cost rises to $2.1B, public funding delayed
- 2026: Year Of The “Didn’t See That Coming!”
- A’s Hoping Luis Severino Chooses to Stay
- Where the A’s Plan to Use Zack Gelof in 2027
- Drafting The Top AL Graduated MLB Prospects From 2026
- Devin Taylor: Athletics 2026 Minor League Player Of The Year
- Athletics 2026 MLB Draft Report Card
- Henry Bolte Is the A’s Next Budding Star
- Determining Athletics’ Offensive MVP for the 2026 Season
- Notes From Star-Studded Rockies-A’s Instructional League
- 2027 Infield Landscape Ever Changing
- “Fast Movers” Might Be Key To Contention
- Billy Beane comments on the job Mark Kotsay has done this season.
- Should Mark Kotsay return in 2027? A’s Players Weigh In
- What the A’s Hiring Mike Rizzo would Signal and the Questions it Would Raise
- Athletics Considering James Click For GM Vacancy
- Get the best of Athletics Nation on the new SB Nation app
MLB News & Interest:
- Rays create havoc on basepaths, get stellar start from Peralta to even ALCS
- Mariners considering Espada for manager vacancy (source)
- Crew overcomes 3 deficits in seesaw Game 2, tightens grip on NLCS
- Dodgers to discuss sitting Ohtani for NLCS Game 3 (report)
- Contreras shines as Dodgers’ stars slump … and other key takeaways from Game 2
- Guards come up big late to rally past Rays in ALCS opener
- Hopkins in, Cleavinger out on Rays’ ALCS roster
- Guardians swap in Cecconi for Schneemann, bolstering staff for ALCS
- MLB teams using ABS challenges more frequently in postseason
- The Tigers’ Under-The-Radar Option Decision
- Reviewing The Rays, Angels, And Reds Three-Team Trade
- How The Rays Turned Bryan Baker Into An All-Star Closer
- Good News: Father and son bike to every MLB ballpark for charity
- 5 years after Rays stole Caminero from Guards, the question remains: HOW?
- Today in Baseball History
Best of X:
What do you think of this opinion on the Athletics’ search for a new general manager?
Twenty-five years ago yesterday, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter made this incredible play against the A’s in the playoffs.
The A’s failed to sell-out their Triple-A stadium in Sacramento. Will attendance improve in Las Vegas, or will the team remain near the bottom of the league?
Say the Brewers or Rays win the World Series this year. Do you think that will impact team owners and league executives push for a salary cap?
