The A's lost 20 of 21 games at one point, the massive slump finally ending June 5 with a 14-3 romp against Minnesota.
"We felt we were one of the best teams in baseball at the end of last season," 2025 unanimous AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz said Saturday.
The players visited their future ballpark under construction on the Las Vegas Strip. Some players watched the Vegas Golden Knights play their NHL game on Friday night and some were planning to attend UFC 326 on Saturday night. Manager Mark Kotsay said he would spend the evening at his Las Vegas-area home.
Management has signed several players over the past two offseasons with the '28 season in mind in hopes of making a big splash in their new city.
The A's went 53-46 after ending that big slump last season, tied with Cincinnati for the 11th-best mark in that time. They went 35-29 after the All-Star break, the ninth-best record.
"I think last year, for the last 2 1/2 months, we showed that (ability)," Kotsay said. "We've got to continue to maintain that type of performance for six months. That's been our struggle over the last few seasons, has been (the ability) to maintain consistency."
But then the 1-20 stretch early last season doomed such hopes.
The A's have a number of young players they have signed through at least 2028 for their hopeful big splash in Las Vegas.
Those signings continued a trend for the usually tight-fisted A's that began the previous offseason with deals that included a $60 million, five-year contract for designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker and a $65.5 million, seven-year deal for outfielder Lawrence Butler.
"I leave that to my agents," Kurtz said. "I'm focused on what's going on today and how I can help the team win some ballgames."
Kotsay wouldn't put that kind of pressure on his staff when asked if the pitching was playoff-worthy, saying it takes the entire team.
"We were just a rough first half away from being in the postseason going into October, so it's pretty exciting to know that we can do it," Kurtz said. "That's what the second half showed us."
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