Yesterday, we took a look at the A’s position player corps as we near the Oakland Athletics’ pitchers and catchers reporting date of February 13th. Today, we analyze the other half of the equation - the A’s pitching staff.
While the position player contingent has an intriguing combination of youth mixed with a few stabilizing veterans, the pitching staff as currently constructed - especially in the projected starting rotation - is extremely youthful. The bullpen does include a bit more veteran blend, but still slanted to the younger end. There is certainly a theme of significant youth in the 2018 Athletics roster, which itself represents a major change from opening day 2017, where short term placeholders were plentiful.