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Who is your MLB team’s unsung hero so far this season

By Brad Weiss

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OAKLAND, CA – AUGUST 08: Lou Trivino #62 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on August 8, 2018 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – AUGUST 08: Lou Trivino #62 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on August 8, 2018 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

Oakland Athletics: Lou Trivino

The Oakland Athletics came into the 2018 MLB season with very little expectations, as they were supposed to be just another AL West team looking up at the Houston Astros from afar. With very few big-name players in the lineup, and some question marks in the rotation, the A’s were likely headed towards the cellar in the division, if not just outside of it.

However, this A’s team is actually very fun to watch, and as the season has gone on, they have done a whole lot of winning. In fact, as of August 14, the Athletics are only two games back of the Astros, and have the firepower to make a legitimate run to a possible division title this summer.

The strength of this team has been the fact that they are getting contributions all over the roster, and in their bullpen, they are getting one heck of a season from a rookie. Lou Trivino is in his first season in the big leagues, but when he takes the ball, he looks like a seasoned veteran on the bump.

Over his first 49 appearances at the big league level, Trivino has been downright dominant, posting an earned run average of 1.56. Sporting an 8-2 record,he has struck out 64 batters across his 57.2 innings of work, and has really been clutch for Oakland all season long.

The A’s may not catch the Astros, and have to settle for a Wild Card, but how amazing would that be. No team is going to want to face them in a one-game playoffs, and if they can get out of the Wild Card round, they are going to give some division winner quite the handful in the Division Series.

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