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- The 2017 season is already off to a less-than-ideal start for A’s ace Sonny Gray, as the right-hander has been shut down for the next three weeks following a moderate lat strain suffered in his Tuesday start, per Jane Lee of MLB.com. As a result, he might not pitch until late April. While this is certainly a bad sign after his horrendous 2016 campaign, this does make the 2017 Opening Day pitching staff a bit clearer.