The Oakland A's have a good bullpen this season, arguably in the top 10 in MLB. But their starting rotation has been such a trainwreck that the relievers have been tasked with an impossible workload, forcing them to outsource some of the less important innings to subcontractors. On May 8, catcher Josh Phegley became the 10th position player in Oakland history to pitch in a game, and not even a month later utilityman Tyler Ladendorf has become the 11th.
The A's got blasted by the Astros on Friday. Jesse Hahn went supernova in the 1st inning, recording only two outs before departing.