It’s been a rough time to be a left handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Camp hadn’t even started when a key LHP, Ken Waldichuk, was shut down. Then down went Scott Alexander and soon after him Sean Newcomb.
Not that being right handed has been any sort of panacea for health. Freddy Tarnok and Luis Medina are among the walking wounded, while Trevor Gott’s Oakland career ended with Tommy John surgery before it started, which means that out of 13 pitchers slated for the Opening Day roster the A’s are arguably down 6 that would have broken camp with the team.