MESA, Ariz. -- After almost seven weeks in spring training, the A's are breaking camp with a bullpen that has overperformed and a rotation that is raising all sorts of questions. For that reason, it's difficult to know what's next.
The A's will open the Bay Bridge Series on Thursday night against the Giants at AT&T Park with three relievers -- right-handers Ryan Madson, John Axford and Ryan Dull -- who have combined to give up zero runs.The projected rotation, on the other hand, has been hit hard, forcing manager Bob Melvin and his staff to go down to the wire putting their April rotation together.