The Cleveland Guardians will begin their season in Oakland tonight, facing off against a team that won 50 games in 2023 and is set to move to Las Vegas as quickly as their shifty owner can skip town.
The 2023 Oakland Athletics - 50-112, -339 Run Differential
Key Offseason Additions: Abraham Toro, IF, Trevor Gott, RHP, Ross Stripling, RHP, Alex Wood, LHP, and Scott Alexander, LHP.
Key Offseason Subtractions: Tony Kemp, OF, Trevor May, RHP, and Drew Rucinski, RHP.
Notes on the Athletics: ZiPS projected the Athletics for a likely outcome of 60-68 wins this offseason, settling on 63 in the latest iteration of the projections.