On Sunday, the A's optioned four players to Triple-A Las Vegas and reassigned 10 more, leaving them with 45 players in Major League camp. The cuts will only get tougher in the coming days and weeks as Oakland must ultimately narrow its roster to 25. Here's a look at the biggest decisions on the horizon.
Catcher
The A's find themselves with three Major League catchers battling for two spots. Oakland brought back Josh Phegley on a one-year contract and signed free agents Chris Herrmann and Nick Hundley.
As the only left-handed hitter of the group, Herrmann appears to have one of the spots locked up.