The Oakland Athletics sit at 76-55 for the season, good for the second wild-card spot and half a game behind the Cleveland Indians for the top spot. Oakland is in a good position as they head into September and the AL West out of sight while being nine games back of Houston.
But there is one big problem and that is the A’s bullpen. After a dominant 2018 season, the pen has taken a big step back this season. Treinen and Trivino have been bad compared to their 2018 seasons, midseason pick-up Jake Diekman has been a bust and free-agent signing Joakim Soria hasn’t been good either.