OAKLAND, Calif. - The A's optioned right-handed pitchers Trevor Cahill and Frankie Montas, infielder Franklin Barreto and outfielders Mark Canha and Dustin Fowler to Triple-A Nashville, the club announced Wednesday.
Right-handed pitcher Raul Alcántara was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville after clearing waivers. The A's placed right-handed pitchers Paul Blackburn and Ryan Dull, catcher Josh Phegley and infielder Renato Núñez on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26.
Blackburn has a strained right forearm, Dull has a strained right shoulder, Núñez has a strained left hamstring and Phegley fractured the fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand.