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What Jesús Luzardo’s extended absence means for the A’s rotation

Related Topics: Chris Bassitt, Frankie Montas

When left-handed pitcher Jesús Luzardo will return to the mound is unknown. How he will keep up his pitching routine is equally uncertain. How he might inch his way back into a rotation he would headline re. . .

Some starters may be a few steps ahead of Bassitt — and many steps ahead from position players still shaking rust off at the plate — but the collective is still a ways behind. Montas, Melvin pointed out, has impressed with his progress, telling coaches he could pump out five innings right now.