"One step forward, two steps back," is what Billy Beane calls the process of throwing rookies into the mix of a major league season. The month of August proved this theory correct for the A's, as they will finish the month tonight with another losing record. However, there has been some great moments of the last 30 days:
-Sweeping the Rangers at home
-Reaching double digit HR marks for Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Chad Pinder,
-Resurgence of Jharel Cotton
-Continued growth of Paul Blackburn and "Goose" Gossett
Tonight's A's starter, Kendall Graveman has epitmized the "one step forward, two steps back" mantra of Beane, as he started the 2017 campaign throwing 96 mph sinkers and dominating the competition in April (2-1 2.