During the offseason, it was difficult to gauge Mark Canha’s place on the Oakland A’s depth chart. He had a spot on the team as a role player at the beginning of last year, but after missing basically the whole season it was fair to question whether he’d have to work his way back up from Triple-A — whether that meant physically shaking the rust off or merely re-proving himself.
There is no longer any real mystery, though. The A’s haven’t made any official announcements regarding the final spots on the Opening Day roster, but it’s pretty clear that Canha will get one of them.