Ben Epstein
The Santa Clara
April 6, 2017
American League
Oakland Athletics
There is very little optimism surrounding the Athletics going into the 2017 season. Bright spot Khris Davis is hoping to build off a 42-home run year, while Marcus Semien is looking to follow up his own power display from a year ago. The biggest achievement the A’s can look forward to this year is if ace Sonny Gray can return to his former self after an injury-plagued 2016. But no matter how well Gray pitches, the A’s will still fall woefully short of the playoffs.