Are you comparing what happened on the Red Sox opening 2019 West Cost trip with this years? The 2019 A’s had the likes of Semien, Chapman, and Olson who all hit 30+ HR. Now the A’s are not much more than a minor league team. Outside of facing some good starting pitching in Seattle the A’s, and Angels aren’t good teams. Some were concerned before this trip even started about the horrible things that could happen, but I think opening up where they are is a good thing for them to get off to a good start not to mention better baseball weather.