Year two in Sacramento: what the A's learned at Sutter Health Park
Summer heat, a minor-league-sized park and a young core that kept growing anyway.
Nobody expected the A's temporary home to feel normal, and it didn't. But the young core treated the strange setup as a proving ground.
The lineup's power numbers jumped in the small park, while the pitching staff learned to live at the bottom of the zone in triple-digit July afternoons.
The bigger questions remain off the field. For now, Sacramento has gotten an unexpected front-row seat to a rebuild that may be ahead of schedule.
