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Pitching prospect Kaprielian out with lat strain

2018 MLB.com Top Prospects: James Kaprielian has shown frontline stuff when healthy

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MESA, Ariz. -- James Kaprielian is once again the subject of an all-too-familiar storyline.

The A's pitching prospect arrived in camp healthy but has since been shut down, this time with a right lat strain. He'll remain sidelined for at least two weeks before the A's reevaluate him.

Kaprielian underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017, and the road back to game action has been harrowing for Oakland's No.