KANSAS CITY – Jharel Cotton couldn’t imagine why his phone was blowing up Tuesday until he read the first text.
It was like all the others, letting him know that Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez had watched Cotton throw seven two-hit innings against the Royals Monday and said he saw a lot of himself in the A’s starter.
Martinez noted that Cotton was born the same year, 1992, that Martinez made his big league debut, that they had the same grip in throwing the changeup, that both were 5-foot-11 and that the both wore the No.