Cal Quantrill will remain in the rotation for at least one more start, the brief flirtation with a six-man rotation serving as one way to add rest to Chris Paddack’s and Matt Strahm’s workload. The team will could try it again at different points in the season. They will play with off days. They will call up pitchers to bridge the gap.
Jacob Nix is intent on factoring into those plans somehow.
A month after opting for rest and rehabilitation over Tommy John surgery, the 23-year-old right-hander has been cleared to begin a throwing program next week.