It has been a long journey for Oakland Athletics’ starter Jesse Chavez throughout his baseball career. Chavez has been with six different organizations over seven years in the MLB, but he has finally found a more permanent position with the Athletics. Formally a long reliever, Chavez did not actually begin 2015 in the starting rotation, but he has since been promoted and has been a starter since late April.
However, 2015 was not the first time Chavez took on the challenges that comes with being a starting pitcher. Chavez initially earned a spot in Oakland’s starting rotation in 2014 due Jarrod Parker‘s and A.