Manager Doug Melvin said the plan is to use Doubront in a swingman capacity in 2016, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports.

EDGE Analysis

He will be stretched out in spring training, but this suggests that he is not likely to make the Opening Day rotation. There are plenty of question marks behind Sonny Gray in Oakland's projected rotation, so Doubront will have no problem making a handful of starts in 2016. There may be times when he is an appealing streaming option, but there is no need to draft him in most formats.