Poor Pat. Fans look at the A’s and scream, “We can’t stand Pat!” What did Pat do that you can’t stand them? Pat didn’t flail at a fastball over his head. That was Matt. Anyhoo, when your best hitter is Sean Manaea you’re having a bad day and when you blink to find yourself 4 back of the Astros in the loss column, you’re having a bad week. I’m sure The Rembrandts can take it from here.
MLB gets almost everything wrong and the trade deadline is just another example. 2-month rentals are a lame concept that allow teams to stake to, and through, the post-season with a team they didn’t really have most of the season.