MESA, Ariz. -Could the A’s have a stealth contender in the fifth-starter race?
Daniel Gossett, who pitched at three levels of the A’s system last year, unexpectedly got the start Sunday vs. the Angels when the team decided to rearrange their pitching plans in the wake of Sonny Gray’s departure from the WBC. He worked two scoreless innings in the A’s 5-3 loss to the Angels, walking two.
“He impressed everybody in the organization last year, so in talking about that fifth starter, who knows?” manager Bob Melvin said. “This is a nice little feather in his camp to start a game against a division team, our opener at home.