Elephant Rumblings: Shea continues to rumble!

With just about twenty percent of the MLB season completed, the A’s remain atop the American League West Division by one game over the Seatle Mariners. It’s the slimmest of leads and with so munch of the season still to go, it’s still a meaningless position.

So, looking back what do you think is the biggest positive so far this season. To me it’s Shea Langeliers doing exactly what we hoped he would do; build on last season’s success and improve his game this year. At the end of the day today, he’s tied for second in all baseball with thirty-eight hits, tied for fifth in the MLB with eight homers and is batting .314 with a .933 OPS. Kotsay moves him all over the upper half of the lineup and he performs daily.

Aaron Civale leads the starters in ERA with a 3.23, followed by J.T. Ginn at 3.24 and then Jeffrey Springs at 3.79. Springs leads the club in Wins and Quality Starts with three of each and most innings pitched so far with 35.2.  What surprises AN readers most about this year’s pitching?

Enjoy some A’s weekday baseball! Let’s hear your thoughts!

A’s Coverage:

• A’s drop opener 4-1 to Royals in extra innings

• Another hard-luck injury (fractured hand) lands Muncy on IL

• Kurtz ‘starting to get back to himself’ — and that’s a scary prospect

• What the Athletics’ Hot Start Means for Their 2026 Trade Deadline Strategy

• When he Reached the New World, Cortes Burned Opposing Pitchers

• Denzel Clarke placed on IL with bone bruise in foot; OF Thomas recalled

• It Might Be Time For Some Crosby Love

• ’Come in and do you’: Journeyman Kuhnel has found his place in A’s ‘pen

• Lawrence Butler’s Rough Start Comes With a Big Asterisk

• Former A’s owner: Sacramento “Should Be in the Mix” for MLB Expansion

• A’s roster moves: Basso recalled, Barnett optioned

• Do-Overs For (Almost) Everyone In The AL West

• Today Is A Day Of Special Meaning — For More Than One Reason

• A’s Top Pitching Prospects Are Dominating to Start 2026

• A’s top prospect Leo De Vries pops his first two homers of the season at Double-A

• Armchair 101: The Challenge Of Judging Decisions In Real Time

• AN Exclusive: Blogfather Observes The Wild Denzelope In Its Natural Habitat

• AN Exclusive: Blogfather Toes The Rubber With Pitching Coach Scott Emerson

• AN Exclusive: Blogfather Catches Up With Starting Pitcher Jacob Lopez

MLB News and Interest:

• A reliever hasn’t won the Cy Young since 2003. Here’s how Miller can end the drought

• Phillies dismiss Rob Thomson; Mattingly named interim manager

• Dombrowski, Cora discussed Phils’ manager job, but ‘he wanted to be a father first and foremost’

• What’s next for Red Sox after firing manager Alex Cora, five coaches

• With a little drama, Miller’s scoreless streak ends at 34 2/3 innings

• Yankees To Place Giancarlo Stanton On Injured List

• Blue Jays Place Max Scherzer On Injured List

• Guards calling up Aussie Bazzana, No. 1 overall Draft pick from 2024 (source)

• Dodgers call Diaz’s injury ‘best case scenario’

• Rice catches Judge, Judge says ‘Not so fast’ as duo make HR history

• Can Chase Dollander Defeat Coors Field?

• Today in Baseball History

Best of X:

A’s encouraging early arrival in West Sacramento!

Sign this kid up!