In the middle of a season that has seen the Oakland A’s make franchise-changing trades and endure ridicule for low attendance and feral cats and possums taking over their stadium, it appears that some rival Major League Baseball executives have had enough.
The Oakland A’s come under fire for their trades and being a “mess” of a franchise
In an article by Jon Heyman in The New York Post, “a few rival MLB club owners” expressed their displeasure at the recent owner meetings in New York City about the Oakland A’s making trades involving players such as Matt Olson, Sean Manaea, and Matt Chapman that not only changed the look of the franchise, but also the payroll structure as well. That’s where the biggest complaint against the A’s seems to lie as these trades were made shortly after being added as a new revenue-sharing partner by these same MLB owners.
The view that Oakland pocketed money while not improving its roster is not sitting well, nor is the ongoing stadium discussion that has taken up so many of the headlines for weeks now. While the A’s are exploring what it might take to move the franchise to Las Vegas, there is also discussion about a new stadium possibility that would keep the team in Oakland. All of this is swirling what the current home of the A’s is drawing the fewest fans in all of Major League Baseball and has had many complaints about its conditions lodged to officials.
Put all of this together and it led one owner to refer to the franchise as a “mess” when speaking to Heyman. It was a word that was among the topics that Heyman wanted to being up with Oakland team president Dave Kaval, who did not respond to Heyman’s request for an interview.
What’s wrong with the Oakland A’s? There are plenty of answers to that question, and it appears that MLB owners are tired of asking that question while Oakland executives keep putting revenue sharing benefits in the bank.