CLEVELAND — The A’s impressive run since the All-Star break has everyone in Oakland’s clubhouse feeling good about the second half moving forward.
The strong play has also resonated with general manager David Forst, but Forst also stressed Thursday that the team’s decision-making in regard to the trade deadline won’t necessarily be influenced by the recent hot streak.
“You look at it, even including the last series before the break, a couple of walk-off losses in Houston and then a walk-off loss Monday, we could be very close to looking at .500,” Forst told CSN California. “We’ve played well, and with a couple of tweaks we made at the break, guys have responded.