MESA, Ariz. -- A's right-hander Kendall Graveman has been called on to make the first Opening Day start of his career, a gesture he considers a "very humbling honor."
After A's manager Bob Melvin delivered the news to Graveman on Thursday morning, the pitcher had a message of his own.
"When he told me I was going to be out there on Opening Day, I said, 'I'm the No. 1 starter on Opening Night, but then whoever is the second guy is the No. 1 starter for us the next night,'" Graveman said. "That's the way we have to go about it to be successful, and I think that's the way we will.