Felix Doubront has been diagnosed with a sprained left elbow and has been placed on the disabled list by the A’s, meaning Oakland will need someone else to start Friday’s game in Seattle.
To take Doubront’s place on the roster for the moment, outfielder Andrew Lambo was recalled from Triple-A Nashville less than 48 hours after being told he hadn’t made the club.
A’s primary options for the Friday start would be either right-hander Jesse Hahn or left-hander Eric Surkamp.
Hahn struggled all spring to keep his pitches down. Primarily a sinkerball pitcher although with some velocity, Hahn couldn’t consistently find the bottom of the strike zone and was sent out when it was announced that Doubront had made the team.