Good morning Athletics Nation!
Yesterday the plans for the A’s Season-Opening rotation finally emerged, thanks to Martin Gallegos of MLB.com:
A’s will begin the season with a rotation of Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs, Osvaldo Bido, JP Sears and Joey Estes as their five starters.
Mitch Spence will start out in the bullpen.— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) March 19, 2025A bit of a surprise there. The front three were locks as Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs, and JP Sears are well-established left-handers who were guaranteed a spot no matter what. They’d each earned that already entering camp this year, and many fans thought that Mitch Spence had done enough in his rookie season to join them.