The Oakland Athletics may soon enjoy the services of starting pitcher Jarrod Parker. Susan Slusser wrote an extensive update about Parker’s status on Tuesday, including a recap of his 26-pitch bullpen session.
Her article included comments from manager Bob Melvin, who captured the exact way I and many other fans felt about Parker’s elbow injury when he said, “I had to look away, and that was a video on a phone. I can’t imagine (what) the feeling was if you were there firsthand. Yeah, it was bad.”
I will admit that my heart broke a little when Parker collapsed with an elbow injury during a rehab assignment last season.