The 2020 MLB season has been officially announced, with Opening Day scheduled for a month from now on July 23 or 24. We’ve spent the last few months of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown looking back at Oakland A’s history, playing trivia, and following the draft, but now it’s time to talk about actual real-live baseball. This is not a drill.
To start, a simple question: Who’s actually on the A’s right now? It’s been a while since we’ve thought about the current roster, so let’s refresh our memory. Here’s the 40-man squad as it stands today, though teams can begin making transactions again on Friday at 9 a.