On Sunday, the Oakland Athletics made a flurry of roster moves both before and after their tie game against the Chicago Cubs, placing Jarrod Parker on the 60-day disabled list and sending a group of non-roster invitees to the minor league side of camp. Samantha Riley covered the moves in more depth here, but there are a few things to note:
- Some of these players will appear with the Athletics again before the end of Spring Training. Even once a player is optioned, they may still be called back over to the big league side of camp to fill in as roster depth.