"While many of their young pitchers have scuffled in the majors, the club has put together a nice lineup featuring guys like , Tyler Soderstrom, Brent Rooker, Jacob Wilson, Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers and others. There's an argument that they should make someone in that group available via trade in order to bolster their rotation, especially considering the difficulties they face in adding to the rotation via free agency."
"Getting a free agent to sign with a rebuilding club is always more challenging than luring a player to a clear contender. The A's showed some promise in the second half of 2025 but are still only theoretical contenders compared to clubs with more tangible recent success. On top of that, there's the ballpark situation. The A's are temporarily playing in a Triple-A park in West Sacramento while they are waiting for their new stadium in Las Vegas to be built."
The Athletics have more success developing position players than pitchers during their rebuild, assembling a lineup including Tyler Soderstrom, Brent Rooker, Jacob Wilson, Lawrence Butler, and Shea Langeliers. The club needs starting pitching but prefers to avoid trading young hitters to acquire controllable arms. Free-agent recruitment is difficult for a rebuilding franchise with limited on-field track record and temporary play in a Triple-A park in West Sacramento while a new Las Vegas stadium awaits. Last winter's three-year, $67MM signing of Luis Severino required an above-market offer, produced public complaints about facilities, and yielded a 4.54 ERA in his first year.
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