PT TOMORROW: AL West—Don't sleep on Billy Burns

Oakland Athletics

Now looking forward from their acquisition of Jon Lester as the trade deadline expired, the A's clearly have enough starting pitching excellence and options to get to the post-season. But the loss of Yoenis Cepedis is significant to the offense, particularly at a time when igniter Coco Crisp (OF, OAK)—3-for-27 since the All-Star break—has missed eight consecutive starts due to neck issues. Given the uncertainty surrounding Crisp, Brandon Moss' .215 BA (20-for-92) since July 1, and dropping two of three to KC at home following the Lester trade, some concern is beginning to surface.

If offensive consistency becomes an ongoing issue and OAK has trouble shaking LAA, don't be surprised to see a pre-September recall of...

Almost!

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