The multipart Around the Horn series, which features a position-by-position look at Oakland's projected starters and backup options heading into the season, concludes with the bullpen.
OAKLAND -- The overriding goal of the A's offseason was to restore order to a bullpen that arguably cost the club more than a dozen victories in a last-place 2015 campaign, an objective that quickly came to fruition with a rapid-fire round of winter transactions.
The A's acquired Liam Hendriks from Toronto, a converted starter whose heater has thrived out of the bullpen. Then came Marc Rzepczynski from the Padres, a lefty who has vast experience in a specialty role.