Enough about the veterans who look spent (Vogt), overrated (Casilla), or rejuvenated (Lowrie, Alonso). The future lies in the success of the latest wave on which the A’s will either surf or drown. Here’s the Eyeball Scout sees...
The Eyeball Scout still believes strongly in Cotton, a talented pitcher who can still strike out 7 batters in 3 shaky innings. What Cotton, along with Bruce Maxwell and other battery mates, need to learn is how to "read the room" better.
Cotton’s first start of the year was against the Angels, and watching their approach you could see that Angels hitters were looking for the changeup.