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A's left-hander A.J. Puk looks 'free and easy' coming off shoulder surgery FacebookTwitterEmail OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 24: A.J. Puk #31 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday, August 24, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jordan Murph/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Jordan Murph / MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s unclear what role a healthy A.J. Puk might play on the A’s pitching staff this season. But the left-hander, who had shoulder surgery in September, started spring training on a positive note. Manager Bob Melvin said Puk �...

Suddenly the bullpen is looking strong again

A second of Oakland’s free agent pitchers returns to the team

Projecting the Oakland A’s 26-man roster — way too early [Mercury News] Feb. 9—The Oakland A’s aren’t done making moves. Last week’s trade that sent Khris Davis to Texas for Elvis Andrus and $13.5 million in cash unlocked a little spending room for an A’s baseball operations department sitting in a financial stalemate. They’re expected to add more pitching, both in the rotation and the bullpen. But the rest of the roster may be close to set. Pitchers and catchers report in less than two weeks. Here’s a very early projection at their 26-man roster — our best guess at some p...

Six of 10 Oakland A’s free agents have now signed elsewhere