If ever there was a season that was about “separating the wheat from the chaff” it was the 64 player, 102 loss 2022 campaign. Here is a look at how one Blogfather (spoiler alert: it’s me) saw some of the A’s who were given looks as being potential core pieces going forward...
Vimael Machin and Jonah Bride
I lump these two together because they may not have the exact same strengths but they do carry pretty much identical weaknesses. On the plus side, Machin brings to the plate a discerning eye and good discipline, while Bride offers that newly hip term “bat to ball skills”.