The September call-ups continue for the Oakland A’s, both because they have so many good prospects ready in Triple-A and because they can’t keep anyone on their MLB roster healthy for more than 15 minutes at a time. They will add two pitchers in the next three days: right-handers Raul Alcantara and Jharel Cotton.
The new guys will join the rotation in the upcoming series against the Angels. Alcantara will start Monday’s holiday afternoon game (vs. Jered Weaver), while Cotton will go Wednesday afternoon (vs. Alex Meyer, himself making just his second MLB start). Each pitcher will be officially promoted on the day of his start.