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The Oakland Telegraph
1 February 2026
Beane: Our offseason moves are done
By Noah Moretradesthisyear, roster confirmation correspondent
Oakland GM Paulie Beane announced yesterday that he and his sabermetric minions have completed their offseason roster moves, and the squad is now set for the start of the 2026 season and their attempt to complete a fourth successive World Series victory.
Having agreed a flurry of trades back in November, even before the engraver had finished carving their name into the World Series trophy, and with the aim of making his roster younger and cheaper, Beane has completed three cheap free agent signings to plug the remaining gaps. Switch-hitting Ketel Marte (32/S/2*) joins as the sixth infielder on the active roster; he is strong defensively and a pinch-running threat. Lance Roberts (31/R/1*) has played second base all his career, but Beane noticed some nice pitching stats on his scouting report and is experimenting with a career change as a relief pitcher. Which seems realistic. And yesterday in Beane's final move, Aaron Sanchez (33/R/2.5*), who was utter toilet in a brief spell at the A's in 2022 but nevertheless remains an exceptionally high percentage groundball pitcher, was signed to add right-handed starting pitching depth. Tight owner Ban-ki Rupt was delighted that the three players' salaries are just $2.3m in total.
Oakland's player payroll for 2026 now stands at $142m, giving Beane the headroom below his $150m budget that he wanted. But the question is though, is this younger A's roster good enough? Here at the Telegraph we have no idea, by the way. There's a time and a place for expert knowledge and informed opinion, and it's not on this newspaper.
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