Happy Wednesday A’s fans,
Last night, the Blue Jays evened this three-game series with a 4-2 victory, setting up this afternoon’s rubber match.
With 15 games remaining in the regular season, the A’s main mission should be to avoid 100 losses while continuing to develop players ahead of what is hopefully a more competitive 2027 season. Lately, the team has done a good job of playing spoiler, which it will have the chance to continue doing in upcoming games against the Cleveland Guardians, Tampa Bay
Rays and Houston Astros.
The Green and Gold will get one of their best hitters back for the final part of the season. Shea Langeliers will start a rehab assignment tomorrow with Triple-A Las Vegas, lining him up to return during next week’s road trip. Langeliers will only serve as the designated hitter, as the team does not want its star catcher to re-injure himself on defense.
This offseason’s owner-imposed lockout will likely result in a shortened or unusual free-agency and trade market. With MLB’s CBA agreement expiring on December 1, that leaves around a month for free agents to sign contracts and trades to happen before the league shuts down for an uncertain period of time.
Given the unique circumstances, it would behoove the Athletics to hire a new general manager sooner rather than later so that person can get started on assembling a roster that will bring the A’s back to the postseason.
What do you think about Langeliers rushing back to get in some games before the long offseason? Which players are you looking forward to evaluating over these final few contests? Which pitchers should the A’s target this offseason to improve a league-worst pitching staff?
A’s Coverage:
- Blue Jays Win 4-2 to Even Series
- A’s Walk Off Blue Jays 6-5
- Mariners Defeat A’s 2-0 in Road Trip Finale
- “Fast Movers” Might Be Key To Contention
- Bi-Polar Performance Arcs Make Evaluation Difficult
- A’s Escape Texas With A Win, Beat Rangers 9-2
- A’s Designate José Suarez For Assignment
- Q&A: Clarke determined to finish strong with A’s after long IL stint
- White exits with back tightness as A’s injury woes continue
- It’s Been a Bummer Summer in Sacramento
- The A’s valuation rises with sales of 2 MLB clubs as Las Vegas move looms
- Your 2026 Hacktastic A’s
- Athletics Considering James Click For GM Vacancy
- Daejon Love case brings back Eric Byrnes’ bizarre story of an A’s bat boy impersonation
- Get the best of Athletics Nation on the new SB Nation app
- How defensive whiz Clarke’s return will impact A’s
- How A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell brought taking a knee to MLB and what happened afterwards
- A’s Plan to Test Top Pitching Prospect Jamie Arnold at Next Level
- Separating The Wheat From The Chaff Not So Easy
- Amidst The Despair: The Position Player Talent Is There
- What Are The Next Steps For The A’s? ($)
- Where Each A’s Player’s Contract Stands Entering Offseason
- Why Athletics Will Have Scary Offense in 2027
- Underdog Athletics prospect Cole Conn playing like a big dog for Aviators
- Behind the Plate, the A’s Face an Offseason Reckoning
- Why The New GM Needs To “Clean House”
- A Seemingly Rock Bottomless Glass
- MLB Trade Grades: A’s Have Quiet Trade Deadline
- Fustercluck 2026: The Real Reasons For A Disappointing Season
MLB News and Interest:
- Breaking down the candidates for MLB’s next expansion teams
- Bracket, tiebreakers and more: Here is the current playoff picture
- Predicting the 2026 Gold Glove Award winners
- MLB players on salary cap, CBA talks, potential lockout, more
- Previewing the top MLB free agents for the 2026-2027 offseason
- Judge is back! Yanks activate captain after 3 months on IL
- 250 for 250: Top 10 individual seasons
- 32-year-old journeyman throws first individual perfect game in Minors since 2017
- Burnes pitches three scoreless innings in return from Tommy John surgery
- Umpire Doug Eddings apologizes to Cardinals pitcher Hansel Rincon after MLB reportedly reprimanded him for telling rookie to straighten crooked cap
- MLB hot seat: Which managers and execs have jobs on the line this month?
- Rookie of the Year races in AL, NL coming to conclusion as favorites pull away
- Cheers, then TWO homers! Rutschman makes memorable Camden return
- New Rays Owner: Stadium Deal Should Lead To Significant Payroll Increase
- Each team’s hottest pitching prospect right now
- Ranking the 10 most impactful Trade Deadline moves, one month later
- Mike Trout on ‘needed’ sale of Angels: It’s a ‘fresh start’
- Angels Notes: Stadium, Trout, Front Office
- Today in Baseball History
Best of X:
Some signs of progress. Hopefully both sides can reach a new CBA agreement before it is too late to have a 2027 season.
Yikes!
Athletics minor-league outfielder Devin Taylor earned praise from Baseball America after his hot start at Triple-A Las Vegas.
Photo day!
