“Wait,” you think. “The A’s just signed Marco Estrada today — how does that make the rotation less certain?” Then you realize that Nico’s world mostly centers around puns and you go, “Ohhhhh.”
Oakland has signed two free agent pitchers this off-season, Mike Fiers and Marco Estrada, and despite the narrative that the A’s might target extreme ground ball pitchers to pitch in front of their Matt-tastic infield, in fact both signings are fly ball pitchers. Expect more than a few balls to fly out of the park this season, especially on the road.