Athletics Nation · May 12, 2015
Digging Out of the A's Massive Hole
How do the A's get from Abad to Agood? - Jennifer Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsIs there enough time left for the A's to make a run at the postseason if their luck turns around?
By basically any measure, the 2015 Oakland A's have been incredibly unlucky. Dave Cameron at Fangraphs and Jonah Keri at Grantland both wrote articles covering this yesterday, here are just some of the "fun" (read: AHHHH MY EYES) facts about how unlucky the team has been thus far:
* According to the team's run differential (-4), the A's expected record to this point is 17-17. The A's have underplayed their run differential by 5 wins in just 34 games