The spring injuries are piling up for the Oakland A’s pitching staff.
Reliever Deolis Guerra will have surgery to address forearm tightness and will miss the beginning of the season, reports team insider Martin Gallegos. The precise nature of the surgery hasn’t yet been revealed, nor how long Guerra might be out, but Gallegos specifies that the right-hander will ultimately be placed on the injured list.
The loss of Guerra creates yet another opening in a bullpen that was already full of them. Only two relievers who threw at least 15 innings for the A’s last year were set to return in 2022, and Guerra was one of them, leaving Lou Trivino now as the only holdover.