MESA, Ariz. -- After spending much of the last two years languishing on the sidelines, Josh Phegley is itching for action.
The A's catcher wants back behind the plate on a regular basis, his time in Oakland too often spent behind the scenes, where he would occasionally pass team executives Billy Beane and David Forst between trips to the trainer's room last year.
"They'd be like, 'You gotta get healthy, we need you out there,'" Phegley said. "It was almost just like disappointment. And I was feeling that myself.
"I know I can kind of sense the A's losing a little faith in me just because I've been hurt so much.