Dana Brown on payroll: "I think we’re going to have to make some wise decisions as to – are there younger players that we can call up and put in certain roles to maybe save some money here and ... allocate that money to other places. ... We may have to get a little bit creative."
Brent Rooker had been dealing with an elbow issue all year and A's GM David Forst just confirmed he underwent right forearm extensor surgery after the season ended. He's expected to be fully ready for Spring Training.
Dana Brown on Josh Hader: “He did a lot of what we’ve seen him do, close out games. I think he blew three games. League-wide when you blow three games, that’s not a lot.”
Dana Brown: "One of the things we want to make sure we do is get back deep into the postseason. That’s going to be our vision, that’s going to be our focus. And we’re not taking anything off the table in terms of what we would do."