We know this: the A’s offense is capable of breaking out for 60 runs on a 10 game road trip or 16 runs on a Friday night, and the A’s offense is capable of going limp to the tune of 15 runs over 8 dreary days and nights, struggling to put just one needed run on the board for several frustrating innings.
Offenses are inherently a bit streaky and unpredictable, but what we can say about the A’s is that they have a lineup probably best described as “good but not quite great” (“great” might look like “a bit more consistently great”) and is rather dependent on the long ball.