Brooks Kriske

But looking at the full list, there are nine players on the IL right now.

That includes Taylor Walls, Ben Williamson, Manuel Rodriguez, Jonathan Heasley, Brooks Kriske, Joshua Krotograuer, JT Jinn, Nick Kurtz, and Brent Rooker.

Nine players.

That is staggering.

Edwin Yesida is out too.

Brooks Kriske, Joshua Korodograuer, all gone.

So Springs is carrying a lot of weight here.

Does he have the stuff to keep the Rays from blowing this open early?

It's a bit of a gamble.

With Luis Severino, Brooks Kriske, Joshua Krotograuer, Cole Wilcox, Emerson Hancock, and Gage Jump all either on the 60-day IL or listed as out, the rotation is incredibly thin.

The A's will likely turn to someone like Jack Perkins or maybe even Jacob Lopez to start tonight.

Right? We talked about this yesterday.

The injury report is just a nightmare.

60-day IELTS for guys like Severino and Kriski really take the wind out of any playoff hopes, but also make these games harder to manage tactically.

Exactly.

And then you add Brendan Donovan to the 7-day IL and Will Wilson to the 60-day IL.

Let's talk about them.

We have Brendan Donovan on the seven-day IL, Joshua Carotegrawer on the 60, Brooks Kriske on the 60.

It's a mess.

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Those are the key words.

What about the bullpen? With Cole Wilcox and Emerson Hancock both on the 15-day IL, and Brooks Kriske, Joshua Krotograuer, Nick Kurtz, Tyler Soderstrom, Brendan Donovan, Brennan Davis, and Will Wilson all on the 60-day IL, who is left to clean up.

It's a thin group.

You got Elvis Alvarado, Brady Basso, Scott Blewett, Hogan Harris, Seth Johnson, Chris Roycroft, Jeffrey Springs, and Yinyar Tur.

And we know the A's have injuries, too.

Brooks Kriske, Will Wilson, Brennan Davis.

All on the 60-day aisle.

Their lineup is thin.

And it's not just Langeleers.

Brooks Kriske, JT Jinn, Joshua Korodograuer, Nick Kurtz, Trey Yesovich, Jameson Talen, Luis Urias, Anthony Santander, and George Springer are all dealing with injuries.

That's a lot of bodies missing.

It's overwhelming.

He's on the 10-day IL.

We also have Brooks Kriske, JT Jinn, Joshua Krodegrauer, Nick Kurtz, Luis Urias, Anthony Santander, Trey Yesovic, and Jameson Talon all out.

That is a massive list.

How do you construct an offense that can actually score runs without their primary catcher and half their depth?