By the end of the 2018 season, the A's starting rotation consisted of four guys who weren't even on the team at the beginning of the year.
A barrage of season-ending injuries left Oakland in a deep hole for the American League Wild Card Game, resulting in a full bullpen game for the most important game of the season. Executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane wants to make sure that doesn't happen again.
"I think one of the things we have to address is the starting pitching," Beane said Monday. "We need to create a starting pitching group that Bob (Melvin) can rely on every day.