For the last three years, the defining trait of the Oakland A’s has been their atrocious defense. The hitting and pitching have been bad, but there have been standouts in both areas to deliver bright spots now and then. The fielding, on the other hand, has been the worst. All over the diamond, all the time.
There are numbers, but don’t worry about them. I looked them up so you don’t have to. No one was more inept with the glove in 2015-16, as you saw yourself with your own eyes, and this year began the same way.