The A’s went from 76 wins in 2025 to a 64-98 record this year, as a swath of injuries and continued poor pitching threw a wrench into the rebuilding efforts. New president of baseball operations Taylor Smith is now tasked…
The Athletics face a pivotal offseason under new president of baseball operations Taylor Smith after finishing the season with a 64-98 record. Following a promising 76-win campaign in 2025, the team's rebuilding momentum stalled due to widespread lineup injuries and pitching struggles during their stay in Sacramento.
The 31-year-old Smith, formerly an assistant GM with the Boston Red Sox and an analyst with the Tampa Bay Rays, enters his first offseason leading the front office. The club must urgently address pitching deficiencies ahead of their final year in Sacramento before a planned relocation to Las Vegas in 2028.
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