With the reported signing of Henderson Alvarez, the Oakland Athletics answer a question that has been bugging me since they signed Rich Hill's deal: How are they going to find 950 innings from their starters when only two members of their projected rotation reached even 150 innings pitched in 2015?
The A's brass can't be sure if Jesse Hahn will be good for the start of the season until spring training, and Kendall Graveman's oblique issues are worrisome.
Though the A's are one of the finalists for Scott Kazmir's services, they don't necessarily need a full-fledged starter to fill up a full season rotation.