Happy Tuesday, Athletics Nation!
Last Thursday’s trade of Cole Irvin to the Orioles has brought the Athletics’ potential 2023 into a little more focus. Irvin was the odds on favorite to start on Opening Day, but the A’s do have a plethora of options, even if there are a lot of question marks. The Athletic’s Melissa Lockard dove into those options Monday morning.
Lockard sees new acquisition Drew Rucinski along with James Kaprielian and Paul Blackburn fronting the rotation. There are some injury concerns currently with Kaprielian and Blackburn, but David Forst said last week that he expects that both will have thrown off a mound several times by the time spring camp opens on February 15.