ROSTER BREAKDOWN
ROTATION: RHP Sonny Gray, RHP Kendall Graveman, LHP Sean Manaea, RHP Jharel Cotton, and a fifth starter from the pool of RHP Andrew Triggs, RHP Raul Alcantara, RHP Jesse Hahn, RHP Paul Blackburn, RHP Frankie Montas. RHP Daniel Mengden was supposed to be in that group, but he’s out for a couple of months after foot surgery. Because of that, the A’s may do some February free agent shopping to shore up the rotation. RHP Chris Bassitt was in the rotation to start the season and he’s hoping to be back mid-season after Tommy John surgery in May, but that could be a stretch.