The recent Bay Area weather certainly wouldn’t suggest it, but spring training is just a month away. With that in mind, here’s the first entry in a series of top-five lists that will each tackle a different topic pertaining to the A’s. We’ll unveil one each week leading up to the Feb. 14 reporting date for Oakland’s pitchers and catchers. First up: Five things the A’s need to accomplish before spring training begins …
Say what you will about the A’s never splurging in the offseason, but the bullpen is one area they definitely get aggressive. They struck early this winter, trading for Emilio Pagan and signing ex-Giant Yusmeiro Petit.