As the A’s are set to square off against the Chicago Cubs later this afternoon (1:05 p.m. PDT), some injury news coming out of Catcus League camp surfaced this morning.
The most significant of the news coming for Angel Felipe, who hasn’t pitched at all this Spring because he’s expected to miss the entire 2024 season with Tommy John Surgery. The right-handed reliever went 1-1 across 14 games and 15 innings last season with a 4.20 ERA for the A’s after being acquired from the San Diego Padres last June. The Dominican-born and 26-year-old Felipe showed flashes of potential last season out of the bullpen but will now be sidelined for the next year minimum.