MESA, Ariz. - Oakland made four more roster cuts Monday, with Brentwood’s Paul Blackburn among those sent to minor-league camp.
“He had a little bit of a tough time the other night,” Melvin said of Blackburn’s five runs allowed against the Royals on Friday. “But we like his stuff. He has a full four-pitch complement. The curveball is going to be an important pitch for him, it was really good and then he kind of went away from it. His changeup is good, he’s got subtle movement to all his pitches. We still like as far as our starting depth goes, he is still part of that.