MESA, Ariz. — When the A’s gather at Hohokam Stadium on Monday for their first workout of the spring, they’ll be kicking off a season with something they havent had for a while: confidence.
This isn’t the hope-we-make-the-playoffs type of confidence. This is the we’ve-been-there-before type of confidence.
The A’s are coming off a season in which they not only reached the playoffs for the first time since 2014, but also went blow-for-blow with the Houston Astros, winning 97 games and earning respect.
Opposing teams no longer lick their chops when they see Oakland on the schedule.