1:15pm: Cahill is expected only to be out for the required ten days, skipper Bob Melvin tells reporters including MLB.com’s Jane Lee (via Twitter). It is obviously not seen as a significant injury.
10:41am: The Athletics have announced the promotion of outfielder Dustin Fowler. He’ll take the open roster spot created by the placement of righty Trevor Cahill on the 10-day DL.
Fowler, acquired in last summer’s Sonny Gray trade, will be back in the majors after his first stint ended in calamity with a ruptured patella tendon in his very first game. The 23-year-old has been at full strength this year at Triple-A, where he has recorded a .313/.333/.484 batting line in 132 plate appearances.
It is not fully clear at the moment whether Fowler will get an extended look, as the A’s will ultimately need to add another arm to account for Cahill’s absence. It’s possible, though, that he’ll be given a chance to stake a claim to the job in center. The club has received middling production from Matt Joyce and Stephen Piscotty thus far and does not have a true center fielder on the roster. While Mark Canha has hit well since stepping in up the middle, and the A’s have a bevy of outfield-capable options, there’s a path to playing time for Fowler if the club so chooses.
As for Cahill, he has been diagnosed with an elbow impingement. It’s not clear at the moment how long he will be expected to miss. He had been off to an excellent start after signing with Oakland for $1.5MM late in camp. Cahill has worked to a 2.25 ERA with 11.6 K/9 against 2.3 BB/9 over 24 frames in four outings.
Filling the void could mean bringing back Kendall Graveman, but his struggles have persisted since his demotion. Otherwise, Frankie Montas and Daniel Gossett appear to be the top options on the 40-man roster.
walls17
Fowler better get a nice ovation from the Yankees fans when they play this week
Ray lopez
So when Fowler gets hurt again he will sue the Athletics right?
ThePriceWasRight
really?
CubsRule08
And here’s the dumb comment of the day. Well done.
reflect
What a stupid statement
deweybelongsinthehall
The unfortunate incident in Chicago cost Fowler substantial MLB time. Put a price on his financial loss. Was the incident legally foreseeable? It was not in my view an assumption of the risk of playing baseball. An exposed electrical outlet. Should it have been covered? Hidden within the wall?
justin-turner overdrive
This is homerism on a brain damaged-level.
Look, i’ll at least give you reason to write this: the white sox suck and deserved it and every player should sue them whether or not they got hurt by the metal box within the field of play or not. There. Happy now?
Sheesh….
pro4pro32goathletics
Daniel Gossett probably will get another chance now, he was really good in the minors during the last weeks. But not good to see Cahill injured after that great start.
sacball
I’d rather them call up Montas
justin-turner overdrive
Being that the schedule permits them from needing 5 SPs for a week, Cahill is going to just miss one start and rejoin it.
Now Gossett and Graveman do look like options to replace Anderson, who has basically one start left before he’s sent back.
driftcat28 2
Fowler is going to be a stud. I think the Yanks gave up way too much trading Fowler AND Kaprelian (Mateo was expendable) for Gray. I hope he succeeds in Oakland!
Chris
Yankees had/have so much outfield depth I think they’ll be fine (Judge, Hicks, Stanton, Frazier, Florial). But I really am glad to see Fowler make it back to the show so soon. Really hater giving up James K though. I think he’ll be a solid starter
PopeMarley
Florial is not part of the Major League depth, and more then likely will be traded at he deadline for pitching.
driftcat28 2
I have to disagree, I think if any prospect gets dealt it’s Frazier/Adams/Andujar (hope not Andujar) before Florial. I think Cashman views him as an everyday CF in a year to two. 5 tool guys don’t come along too often.
Whatever prospects get dealt I just hope it’s worth it. Gray was not worth the package it took to get him
Bald Vinny
3 Future Hall of Famers for 2.5 years of a number 5 pitcher is way too much.
thegreatcerealfamine
Guess David got an ouchie, That GDF announcing crew.
justin-turner overdrive
That “number 5 pitcher” has finished in the top 10 AL ERA 3 times in the last 5 years.
Please stop posting.
Bald Vinny
Currently he is ranked 52 out of 58 starters with at least 30ip. He doesn’t even qualify to be considered because he averaged too few innings per start. He is more a number 6 starter now.
driftcat28 2
Glad you agree too Vin
arc89
That is the problem with CaHill he always seems to get hurt the last few years. When healthy he is a solid starter but just can’t stay healthy.
sacball
the state of the A’s rotation with Cahill now on the DL: Manaea, a somewhat serviceable Mengden, Triggs (who should be the long man in the bullpen), hot garbage #1, hot garbage#2/reclamation project
oaksbossko
Hey, Triggs last start was filthy good. When Triggs is healthy and on it that day, he can be a great starter.
sacball
Agreed! But they’re banking too much on him coming back from hip labrum surgery to be a starter who’s never thrown more than 67 innings in a season since being drafted, he’s going to hit that wall hard.
oaksbossko
I see your point with the surgery he had, but he was a starter in college. Granted that was years ago and was never a starter in the minors. Yet, he’s an intriguing pitcher that the A’s got for nothing.
ThePriceWasRight
isn’t every starter pretty much able to be great when healthy and “on it that day”?
oaksbossko
Theoretically, yes. However, what I was getting at is Triggs has good deception and movement with his pitches and hitters can have a hard time with that. So, when he’s working his pitches well, it can be difficult for hitters to square up against him.
justin-turner overdrive
Triggs last start wasn’t “filthy good” – he had a massive strike zone against the worst team in the AL.
Triggs doesn’t belong in a rotation, he’s a reliever masquerading as a starter because the cheap A’s refuse to pay for quality players and routinely make dumb FO decisions like playing players out of position and not understanding when to cut players and sending down Barreto to get more ABs but then bringing him up for 10 days and giving him 1 AB.
oaksbossko
Why is he not a starter in your opinion?? He has better career numbers as a starter. He’s thrived in the starter role and can consistently pitch quality starts, until the occasional game where he gets blown up. But I agree with you on the way A’s work. I’m amazed a few players have not been cut like Joyce and Hatcher particularly.
oaksbossko
Triggs threw 7 innings of 2 hits 0 walks and 9 Ks with a lot of weak contact and great movement with his pitches. It may have been the Orioles, but that is without question a tremendous start and Triggs has the ability to pitch like that consistently.
oaksbossko
A’s already have their long man with Petit.
dobsonel
Diehard Yankee fan but it would be cool to see him hit a HR in his first AB at Yankee Stadium.
Ichiro51
die hard Yankee fan here, no it would not.
driftcat28 2
As long as NY still has the lead after that homerun then yeah by all means lol
outinleftfield
This has been Cahill’s problem his entire career. He is a good pitcher that can’t stay healthy.
justin-turner overdrive
He’s only missing 1 start, this isnt a big deal.
acarneglia
Hope Fowler has a All Star caliber career in Oakland. His MLB debut with the Yankees was heartbreaking and I wish him nothing but the best. ~A Yankees Fan
ShieldF123
I second this as a yankee fan. Wish him nothing but the best.
justin-turner overdrive
Stop being so classy you guys, its messing up my hatred of Yankee fans lol
MB923
Oh please. Every fan base has classy (and classless) fans.
julyn82001
We have to remember the deal involving Sonny Gray included two blue ships that had major injuries i.e. Fowler’s knee and Kaprelian’s TJ (Mateo is a lose canon with skills but time will tell) so they A’s took a risky flyer. On the other hand, Sonny is not adjusting well in NY so again time will tell about this trade…
Ichiro51
not adjusting, obviously you’re not paying attention to him