![]() Trevor Cahill was another Athletic original who had a miserable 2017 season before signing as a last-minute flyer just before opening day. Brett Anderson had been a very good rookie for the A's back in 2009, but he'd bounced around the league after that, succumbing to numerous injuries before getting scooped up as a reclamation project. Chris Bassitt was a middling right-hander who'd made just five big league starts in 2016, and none in 2017. Daniel Mengden was a low-strikeout right-hander who'd struggled through his first 21 major league starts heading into last season. ![]() Manaea aside, the rest of the rotation should have been a disaster. He never got to join Oakland's postseason party, though, going for season-ending shoulder surgery in September. He made 27 starts, posting one of the lowest strikeout rates in the game but thriving anyway, thanks to a tidy 4.9 percent walk rate and a junkballing approach executed brilliantly. He announced his presence in April, firing a no-hitter against the eventual World Series-winning Red Sox. Twenty-six-year-old Sean Manaea emerged as the closest thing Oakland has to an ace. Needs: Starting pitching, catcher, outfield. Slapdash era key free#
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