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Three moves the Athletics can make before Spring Training starts

Story byJared BloomFri, January 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC·2 min readThree moves the Athletics can make before Spring Training starts originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Athletics were a joy to watch last season. Offense was not hard to come by, especially between guys like Nick Kurtz, Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers, and Tyler Soderstrom. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhere the team did struggle was on the pitching front.

Three moves the Athletics can make before Spring Training starts

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Key Highlights

  • Luis Severino struggled mightily during his home starts, and the rest of the rotation failed to be consistent. So far, they have done nothing regarding pitching.
  • At this point, they are running it back with what they got, and that could come back to haunt them, but there is still time to add impactful players. MORE: A's linked to top free agent bat while pitching remains a huge needThree moves the Athletics can make before Spring Training beginsWith where we are in the offseason, not many players are left on the open market.
  • Most of those guys are still looking for a new contract for a reason, but that does not mean there isn't elite talent to be signed. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBleacher Report's Zachary D.
  • Rymer reveals his suggestions for the team moving forward, including adding a starting pitcher, a bullpen piece, and coming to terms on an extension for Nick Kurtz."Their pitching truly is a threat to place MLB's worst, so something needs to be done about that.
  • Just saying: going for broke on Framber Valdez or Zac Gallen could be worth it.
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