With five All-Stars now missing and a sixth on the shelf to start the season, the Oakland A's will need five guys in particular to step up and carry the team.
The A's lost three key pieces to the heart of the batting order when they traded Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson and Brandon Moss. Jeff Samardzija was Oakland's second-half workhorse in 2014, accounting for a 1.8 WAR, best of the pitching group.
Those four and Derek Norris (the fifth All-Star) will not be easy to replace.
Still, while the current group may not fully compensate for the losses, they're very much capable of effectively keeping the A's in position to contend.
Certain guys must step up, though.
If one of these guys has a down year, the consequences could be dire.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1zvLXAs
via IFTTT March 01, 2015 at 10:03AM
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