MESA, Ariz. - The A’s rotation became clear in the past several days, and on Sunday, the team made it official: Jesse Hahn was demoted to Triple-A.
That makes Andrew Triggs the fourth starter and Raul Alcantara the fifth starter, exactly as they have lined up the past week or so; neither ever has been part of an Opening Day rotation. “Both these guys get an opportunity they’ve never had before,” manager Bob Melvin said.
In addition, as The Chronicle had reported appeared imminent, left-hander Ross Detwiler opted out of his minor-league deal with the A’s and became a free agent.