Every team enters spring training with way more players than it will end up needing. Between the 40-man roster and a slew of prospects and other non-roster invitees, the Oakland A’s began with 63 players, and they’ll have to cut that number down to 28 for their Japan series (March 20-21) and 25 for their regular U.S. opener (March 28).
They began that process on Saturday with their first round of cuts, trimming the spring roster to 59 by sending four pitchers back to the minors. None of them were realistically factors for the Opening Day squad, so there are no surprises here:
- RHP James Kaprielian
- RHP Parker Dunshee
- LHP A.