OAKLAND — If all goes well for Sean Manaea in the next couple of days, the A’s plan for the rookie to return to the rotation Wednesday against Kansas City.
That would usher in the six-man rotation that manager Bob Melvin has talked about. Kendall Graveman takes the ball Saturday afternoon against the Mariners, followed by Raul Alcantara, Ross Detwiler, Jharel Cotton, Manaea and Daniel Mengden.
The A’s prefer going with six starters right now to cut back on the workload on many of their young arms late in the season, and Melvin said the team might alter the rotation a bit at some point in order to give Graveman a bit more rest.