The Oakland A’s are petering toward a third straight last-place finish in the AL West, but there is postseason glory coming in their minor league system. Three Oakland affiliates have qualified for their leagues’ playoffs:
- Double-A Midland RockHounds (Texas League)
- High-A Stockton Ports (California League)
- Low-A Vermont Lake Monsters (NY-Penn League)
Vermont’s regular season still has a couple games left, but here’s a closer look at the top two clubs on that list.
It was highly improbable for the Hounds to make the playoffs given their losing record (67-71), but due to a perfect flukestorm here they are.