A’s head to winter meetings in need of starter — lots of them
Oakland’s surprising success in 2018 came despite its rotation devastation, but repeating such a high-wire act would be next to impossible.
So the A’s quest going into the winter meetings, which open Monday in Las Vegas, is to add starting pitching — and lots of it. After non-tendering Mike Fiers on Nov. 30, the team returns zero starters from its end-of-season rotation and only one healthy semi-regular starter, Daniel Mengden.
Oakland also doesn’t have a primary catcher; backup Josh Phegley is back, but the A’s are on the lookout for a veteran on a one-year deal, with young catcher Sean Murphy waiting in the wings.