OAKLAND – Kendall Graveman, the only A’s starter not to land on the disabled list last year, is there now.
The A’s announced Monday opening day starter Graveman was heading to the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. Graveman, 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA, came out of his last start Friday after five innings, although at the time he and the A’s both believed he would not miss his next start.
Catcher Bruce Maxwell, who was up with the A’s off and on in 2016, was brought up from Triple-A Nashville to take Graveman’s roster spot, giving the A’s a four-man bench for the first time this season.