The Oakland A’s optioned pitchers Kendall Graveman and Chris Bassitt to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday, the team announced. Newly acquired pitcher Wilmer Font will take one of the open spots, with the other still to be announced. Relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit is eligible to come off the bereavement list as soon as Friday.
Graveman has been torched so far in 2018, with an 8.89 ERA through six starts. That stat isn’t skewed by just one extra-awful performance, as he’s managed just one quality start and only twice has recorded more innings than runs. It also hasn’t been bad luck, given his 6.