The Oakland A’s have dealt with several injuries to their starting rotation this season, but they’ve managed to weather the storm so far without having to go Full Detwiler. Only once have they needed to turn to a true emergency stopgap replacement, Cesar Valdez on April 20, and otherwise every game has been started by a pitcher who was intentionally supposed to be there (Raul Alcantara seemed like a decent idea at the time).
The good news is, help is finally on the way! Three hurlers are in the final stages of their recoveries from injuries of varying severity: Sean Manaea, Daniel Mengden, and Chris Bassitt.