MESA, Ariz. -- The A's reconvened at Hohokam Stadium on Monday afternoon, uniting for a message from their manager.
"We feel like we're headed in the right direction," Bob Melvin said, "and we have the right group here to head in the right direction, a good mix of some guys that have been here, some guys that we added and then the young group that has had success in the Minor Leagues and is finally here now. We feel like that's a good dynamic."
Melvin's annual address played up Oakland pride, a point that was intensified by the presence of two A's greats: Oakland natives Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart, who are among the special instructors passing through A's camp this spring.