# Oalkand
2022 Oakland A’s Season Review
Today, we look at how the Oakland A's fared this seasonCreative Commons Attribution 2.0. The 2022 season has mercifully come to an end for the Oakland Athletics. Living through the first year of a teardown after losing their manager Bob Melvin and stars (and 2022 playoff participants) Mark Canha, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, Starling Marte, Chris Bassitt, and Sean Manaea made for a tough season. In many ways, not a lot of progress was made. It is still unclear whether young players acquired in those offseason deals like Christan Pache and Kevin Smith, who were both in the Opening Day line-up, are even major leaguers.
The Case For Keeping Sean Murphy in Oakland
Today, we look at how the Oakland Athletics organization is faring and ponder whether the team should retain catcher Sean Murphy.Creative Commons Attribution 2.0. As the hapless A’s limp toward the finish line, a story generating some chatter locally (and nationally) is whether the team might part with catcher Sean Murphy in order to acquire more assets this offseason as the franchise’s rebuild moves into its second year.