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Oakland A’s place Jesse Hahn on DL, recall Jharel Cotton

The Oakland A’s placed pitcher Jesse Hahn on the 10-day disabled list, the team announced Saturday. The injury is a triceps strain, which knocked him out of his last start on Tuesday. To replace him, the A’s recalled Jharel Cotton from Triple-A Nashville.

Hahn is in the midst of a bounce-back after a lost 2016. His ERA is only slightly better than average, but his 2.78 FIP is third-best among all MLB starters. In particular, he’s allowed just one home run in nine games. His MRI showed no structural damage (via insider Jane Lee), and the hope is he’ll return after the minimum 10-day absence (via Susan Slusser, S.