MESA, Ariz. -- A's camp has been open less than two weeks, and Kendall Graveman is already playing with pinpoint command, his manager labeling him "quite the perfectionist" after watching the right-hander throw a bullpen session recently.
"It's a testament to how hard he's working," manager Bob Melvin said. "He missed the glove one time -- and got really frustrated about missing the glove one time in his second bullpen."
Graveman smiles at this, because it brings him back to a scene involving Roy Oswalt. The longtime big league pitcher provided Graveman a lasting image while working out at Mississippi State several years ago.