one constant has been catcher steven vogt and he told us about an off-season acquisition. >> my wifeelcomed the birth of our third son, bennett and my wife was coaching basketball again, so i got to be the stay at home dad for a few months, so it was great. we had a great winter. >> the a's roster seems to change every year. steven is optimistic about this year's team. >> it's an exciting group, we have a young core of starting pitching and yet, we have this veteran bullpen and veteran lineup to accompany that, and what it will bring, it will bring a lot of experience from certain guys that will rub off on the young guys that will step up and play big roles. if we stay healthy, we will surprise people. i think everyone has one more year of experience. a lot of young starters got their feet wet last year and realized hey, every pitch koup s counts up here. it's the biggest jump in all of sports is from aaa to the big leagues. it's the real deal. we got guys that got 54 feet wet that will have more experience and will have confidence and had a whole winter to prepare. i'm excited to se