Elephant Rumblings: A’s make first cuts of Spring Training

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesHappy Monday, Athletics Nation!

Despite all of the gloom and doom surrounding the A’s these days, the squad is having a pretty good Spring Training so far. They’ve fought their way to a 5-4 record in the Cactus League, but that doesn’t matter much. What does matter is that A’s pitchers—the starters in particular—have been impressive so far this spring. JP Sears reinforced the pattern yesterday with three fantastic shutout innings in which he fanned seven and allowed just one hit in the A’s victory over the Rangers.

Meanwhile, second baseman Zack Gelof just completed a relatively brief rookie campaign in 2023 and is already the biggest star on the team.…