The Oakland Athletics were the surprise team in all of baseball last season, as most folks were not expecting them to do what they did, which was stealing the American League West crown from the Texas Rangers and making the playoffs. They went on to lose a tough ALDS to the Tigers in five games, but they have a ton to build upon entering the 2013 campaign.
The Athletics’ lineup was made up of a relatively unknown group, several of who had solid years. You have Yoenis Cespedes, the Cuban defector, who finished with 23 HR, 82 RBI and a .292 batting average, and Josh Reddick, who finished with 32 HR and 85 RBI as two examples. As for the pitching end of things, the Athletics were led by Jarrod Parker and Tommy Milone, who each finished the season with 13 victories.
Brett Anderson
Grant Balfour
Travis Blackley
Jerry Blevins
Jesse Chavez
Ryan Cook
Sean Doolittle
Pedro Figueroa
A.J. Griffin
Arnold Leon
Tommy Milone
Pat Neshek
Jordan Norberto
Jarrod Parker
Chris Resop
Fernando Rodriguez
Evan Scribner
Dan Straily
Andrew Werner
Michael Ynoa
Catchers
John Jaso
Derek Norris
Infielders
Daric Barton
Josh Donaldson
Jed Lowrie
Brandon Moss
Hiroyuki Nakajima
Andy Parrino
Adam Rosales
Scott Sizemore
Eric Sogard
Jemile Weeks
Outfielders
Yoenis Cespedes
Coco Crisp
Grant Green
Shane Peterson
Josh Reddick
Seth Smith
Michael Taylor
Chris Young
Oakland Athletics New Players 2013
The Athletics have not made many significant moves to their roster. They did trade for infielder Jed Lowrie, who figures to slide into one of the starting infield spots in 2013.
Oakland Athletics Starting Lineup 2013
2013 Projected Starting Lineup (subject to change)
Coco Crisp OF
Jed Lowrie 3B
Yoenis Cespedes OF
Brandon Moss 1B
Josh Reddick OF
Seth Smith DH
John Jaso C
Scott Sizemore 2B
Hiroyuki Nakajima SS
2013 Projected Starting Pitching Rotation (subject to change)
Brett Anderson
Jarrod Parker
Tom Milone
A.J. Griffin
Bartolo Colon
Dan Straily
