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Meet your 2025 sleeper postseason hopeful: The A's of Sacramento

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The A 's have been viewed as the ugly stepchild of Major League Baseball .

The team's decision to leave Oakland following the end of the 2024 season has loomed like a dark cloud over the organization.

But there's a real belief that this season could be the starting point of a new era of A's baseball.

All-Star designated hitter Brent Rooker has helped ignite the team's offensive outlook.

The A’s are looking to take a step up in the AL West and contend for a postseason berth.

The A 's signed right-hander Luis Severino for a three-year , $67 million deal this winter .

The team's top prospect Rook Rook hit 39 homers last year and Law Law came on the scene in the second half .

But the energy has definitely shifted this year . The expectations are higher, and we think deservedly so.”.

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