Nobody expected much from the Oakland A’s offense this year. They had an established star slugger in Khris Davis, a couple of promising up-and-comers in Marcus Semien and Ryon Healy, and ... not much else. The rest of the lineup consisted of uninspiring veteran stopgaps, even more so after Semien was lost to the 60-day DL.
And yet, they’re surprisingly middle-of-the-pack. Entering Friday their .712 OPS ranks 22nd in MLB, good for a 99 wRC+ that ranks 14th and is roughly average by definition. They’re tied for eighth in homers.
Khris and Healy have been a part of that relative success, representing two of the team’s four above-average everyday hitters.