If you watched the Athletics with any sort of regularity in 2025, it would be fairly easy to identify that adding another proven starting pitcher likely tops their offseason wish list.

The A’s improved upon their '24 win total by seven games with a 76-86 record last season, and they did so with a rotation whose combined 4.85 ERA ranked fourth-highest in the Majors thanks to an offense that performed as a top-10 unit across MLB in most categories.

With that offensive core of Nick Kurtz, Jacob Wilson, Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler in place for the foreseeable future, it is essential that the A’s supplement that group with better pitching if they want to take that next step into playoff contention. As it currently stands, the A’s rotation would carry on

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