Final rosters for Opening Day tend to have last minute surprises, be it in the way of injuries, last minute trades, or just “well didn’t see that coming” decisions.
Cases in point include Coco Crisp’s broken pinkie sliding into 2B during the Bay Bridge Series and the DFA of Jack Cust (only to re-sign him cheaper) at spring training’s 11th hour.
2023 has brought us minor injuries to Paul Blackburn and Drew Rucinski, but mostly the A’s got through the Cactus League with their collective health intact. Here’s how the landscape looks at the very moment...
Likely Locks for the 26 man roster
Pitchers
Kyle Muller
Shintaro Fujinami
James Kaprielian
Ken Waldichuk
Adam Oller
Trevor May
Dany Jimenez
Zach Jackson
Domingo Acevedo
Jeurys Familia
Chad Smith
Sam Moll
JP Sears
Note that Waldichuk and Oller only qualify as locks because they are now necessary place holders for Blackburn and Rucinski.