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The A's are counting on Marco Estrada to have a bounceback season in 2019 and stabilize the top of their starting rotation.
Oakland signed the 35-year-old to a one-year, $4 million contract last week despite his struggles last year in Toronto. Estrada went 7-14 with a 5.64 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, striking out 103 and walking 50 in 143 2/3 innings.
But the A's are confident the veteran right-hander can get back to his 2016 form, when he was an All-Star.