A’s have six open spots in 60-player pool for abridged 2020 MLB season

The A's have set their roster for the 60-game 2020 MLB season.

The team announced the 54-player pool for the season Sunday, with 42 reporting to Oakland and 12 players reporting to an alternate training site.

The A's have announced their player pool for the 2020 season. The list includes 42 players who will report to Oakland on July 2, with the first workout scheduled for July 4. pic.twitter.com/1yMp6kcrhe
— Oakland A's Communications (@AthleticsPR) June 28, 2020

Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Bay Area and California sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.

https://twitter.com/StanfordVoice/status/1277349919720783873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The first workouts are scheduled for July 4 for the players showing up in Oakland.

Teams were allowed to have up to 60 players in the initial pool, so the A's still have six spots on the roster to play with. MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reported Saturday that Oakland was planning to include No. 4 prospect Robert Puason in the player pool, and that possibility remains with the A's leaving slots available.

The A's are planning to add three prospects to the alternate training site group once they return to the United States, The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reported Saturday.

Among those who will be named to the A's player pool once they arrive in the country, and heading to the alternate site: OF Luis Barrera and RHPs Wandisson Charles and Miguel Romero.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 28, 2020

Slusser also reported that Oakland plans to sign first-round pick Tyler Soderstrom to a contract on Monday, and he also will be joining the dozen already assigned to the alternate training site.

Nick Allen, the organization's No. 5 prospect per MLB.com, will be among the 12 reporting to the alternate training site. Allen is an advanced defender who really came along in his development at the plate last season before a high-ankle sprain in June brought his season to an end.

Oakland Athletics

Esteury Ruiz Apr 15

Ruiz blasts homer in A's return after odd Triple-A demotion

JJ Bleday Apr 14

A's having ‘fun' after comeback win clinches third straight series

Here is the full breakdown by position of the 42 players starting Spring Training 2.0 in Oakland:

Pitchers

RHP Liam Hendriks
LHP A.J. Puk
RHP Daniel Gossett
RHP Daniel Mengden
LHP Jake Diekman
RHP Yusmeiro Petit
LHP T.J. McFarland
RHP Chris Bassitt
LHP Jesus Luzardo
RHP Frankie Montas
RHP Joakim Soria
RHP Mike Fiers
LHP Sean Manaea
RHP J.B. Wendelken
RHP Paul Blackburn
LHP Lucas Luetge
RHP Lou Trivino
RHP Jaime Schultz
RHP Jordan Weems
RHP Burch Smith

Catchers

C Sean Murphy
C Austin Allen
C Jonah Heim
C Carlos Perez

Infielders

IF Franklin Barreto
DH Khris Davis
IF/OF Tony Kemp
SS Marcus Semien
IF Jorge Mateo
IF/OFChad Pinder
IF Sheldon Neuse
IF Ryan Goins
3B Matt Chapman
1B Matt Olson
IF Viamel Machin
IF Nate Orf