Disabled starter Jarrod Parker won’t be pitching for the A’s again this year, and he’s come to terms with that.
Parker, whose journey back from Tommy John surgery 15 months ago was derailed when he fractured the medial epicondyle in his right elbow, was back with the team Wednesday for the first time since his surgery to have the bone mended May 19.
His right arm spends most of its time in a removable cast that looks like something a droid would wear in Star Wars, positioning his elbow at a 90-degree angle. When he suffered the injury he was about 10 days away from rejoining the A’s rotation.