There are plenty of holes to fill on these rosters, but the Hot Stove provides plenty of opportunities to do just that. And each of these teams has positives to point toward. So here is a closer look at these six clubs: What has gone wrong, what they have going for them, what they might do to end their streak of losing seasons … and the chances that they actually will.
What has gone wrong: Well, it’s fair to say the A’s have had a tumultuous few years since their last winning season. It might be asking a lot of any team to keep a steady ship amidst all the movement and transition the A’s have been dealing with, but even as they played their first season in West Sacramento as they prepare for their eventual move to Las Vegas, the problem remains simple: Pitching. The A’s always have hitters — and they have even more than usual now — but the old