Yes, that Barry Zito.
The legendary Lou Reed once said, “I don’t like nostalgia unless it’s mine.” Well, in recalling the 37-year-old Zito from the minor leagues, the Oakland Athletics can rest easy knowing that the nostalgia is all theirs.
The team selected the veteran southpaw from Triple-A Nashville after placing righty Jesse Chavez on the 60-day disabled list with a rib fracture, they announced on Wednesday.
Zito hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since a disastrous 2013 campaign with the crosstown rival Giants in which he went 5-11 with a 5.74 ERA. He signed a minor-league deal with the A’s in February of this year, going 8-7 with a 3.