OAKLAND — Sean Manaea, A.J. Puk, and Jharel Cotton, three A’s pitchers expected to anchor the rotation for years to come, are all currently out of action. But that may not be the case much longer.
The trio of young A’s pitchers are progressing well from their respective surgeries, with Cotton the furthest along as he’s scheduled to throw off a mound Feb. 4.
Getting back on the rubber will be nearly a year in the making for Cotton, who underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL last March.
“I’m ready to go off the mound and work on mechanics, body movement, stuff like that so I can repeat my delivery and come back ready to go,” Cotton said.