St. Patrick’s Day for the A’s began with a sickening hangover, as it was reported that Jake Smolinski’s injury will likely cause him to miss most of the season. While perhaps this was to be expected, with the scarcity of viable big-league capable options who are (at the very least) able to fake it at each outfield position in the A’s organization, this is a rather big blow to the team. Smolinski is likely to return in the later months of this season, so it won’t be an entirely lost campaign for him, and particularly when rosters expand in September he is a strong lefty-killer who can provide a valuable service off of the bench.
Spring Game Thread #19: A’s vs DBacks
