Every day new names are being bandied about, so much so that I expect any day Jett Bandy will be names’d about. The A’s need a catcher, just a few starting pitchers, and a commitment to someone at 2B, be it Jed Lowrie, Franklin Barreto, or a new face.
On another day I will tackle the question of 2B. Here is my official unofficial primer (lists are in alphabetical order) on who the A’s should — and shouldn’t — be pursuing for their rotation as the Winter Meeting kick start transactions into action...
Brett Anderson: Chaff
The A’s have talked about bringing Anderson back on a minor league deal and I have no problem with that.