In a spring in which the A's own the second-highest ERA in the major leagues, the Oakland Athletics may turn to Felix Doubront to start the year in the rotation and potentially allow Jesse Hahn to start the year with Triple-A Nashville, reports the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser. A's executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane expressed disappointment in the results from the young staff, "You have to keep some perspective because of the time of the year, but that doesn't mean it's OK."
Hahn's last regular season major league game was on July 1 before elbow inflammation shut him down for the year.