KANSAS CITY — There could come a point in the not so distant future where Bob Melvin and the A’s will have to decide who will throw out the first pitch in a potential wild card game.
Tossing out an experimental opener, like Liam Hendriks in New York last year, doesn’t seem to be an option this time around. He’s needed for the last inning, first and foremost, but the 2019 A’s have a pitching staff delivering consistently enough that unorthodox methods are far from necessary.
If the wild card game were today, Mike Fiers would surly get the nod and the ball.