Elephant Rumblings: Rooker’s swing dialed in for spring

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty ImagesHappy Friday, Athletics Nation!

Opening Day is just six days away, and two prominent Athletics appear to be ready for a hot start to the regular season.

Brent Rooker has shown steady improvement throughout Spring Training and spoke with Martin Gallegos at MLB.com about the swing adjustments that he feels have helped him hit “multiple home runs in recent games.” Does this presage another 30-plus home run season? Let’s hope so.

On the other side of the ledger, Paul Blackburn threw six hitless innings on Wednesday, leaving little doubt—in my mind, at least—that giving Alex Wood the opening day start was indeed an unwarranted snub. Jason Burke at SI.com reviewed…