MESA, Ariz., – After dealing away two of their top three starting pitchers this spring, there’s suddenly a daunting amount of innings for the Oakland A’s to fill.
The Opening Day nod will go to veteran Frankie Montas, but behind him is a largely unproven group that includes Daulton Jefferies, Paul Blackburn and Adam Oller, who the A’s acquired from the Mets in the Bassitt trade. “I was a regular rotation piece last year, so my job is still the same and I want to continue to work deep into games and limit the amount of innings we need out of the bullpen,” Irvin said. “I felt good today, and I felt good in my last outing, so now it’s guns blazing.”
Irvin finished his spring training with 14 strikeouts in 14 innings to go along with two walks. The lefty is in line to get the ball on Saturday against the Phillies, the team that drafted him and brought him to the majors before the A’s traded for him before last season.
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