PT TOMORROW: AL West—At a crossroads?

Oakland Athletics

Even with a 41-38 record at the halfway point and some recent AL West race tightening, the 80-game PED suspension of de facto ace Frankie Montas and loss of closer Blake Treinen (strained rotator cuff) will have a sobering effect on a front office now considering a less likely postseason birth. We'd previously noted the unraveling bullpen in this space. But now Montas's absence, coupled with oft-injured Sean Manaea's latest hiccup (oblique) during shoulder surgery rehab, projects a highly suspect rotation for the balance of 2019, particularly given the likelihood of managing the 2H workloads of injury returnees (and inexperienced) Jesús Luzardo and A.J. Puk. Simply put, the odds of the organization now being...

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