Each winter, teams stock up on minor league free agent signings. Most of them will help fill out Triple-A and Double-A rosters. A few could crack the MLB squad when an emergency replacement is briefly needed. And every so often, one of them turns out to be a sleeper who unexpectedly blossoms into a legit big leaguer.
The Oakland A’s have begun picking up their depth crew, and they’ll continue adding more as the winter goes on. We already took a look at veteran shortstop Pete Kozma, and there are several other position players on the list, but for now let’s stick with just the pitchers.