DENVER, CO - JULY 29: An Oakland Athletics player's hat and glove rests in the dugout during interleague play between the Colorado Rockies and the Oakland Athletics at Coors Field on July 29, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
The Oakland A’s have already come under fire for their treatment of their minor leaguers several times over the past few years. They had attempted to cut the pay of those players during the pandemic, only to reverse course due to public backlash. Then there was the fiasco of the horrendous food that they were serving their minor leaguers, which also improved due to public pressure.