There isn’t much wiggle room on the A’s roster, even with some extra spots afforded in this unique, 60-game season brought upon us by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We have 30 spots to work with, a number general manager David Forst seemed comfortable with setting a while back.
"It sounds like we’re going to start the season with 30," Forst said on A's Cast. "We almost know exactly what our roster looks like given everybody’s health."
That steals some drama from this summer training session, where position battles don’t carry the same drama as they might have during a spring where managerBob Melvin had to whittle the team to 26.