SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Hudson doesn't know if the A's will put Barry Zito back in their rotation, but he hopes the two get lined up to face each other on Sept. 26 in Oakland, where their careers started. And what would Mark Mulder, the third member of the Big Three, do on that day?
"Maybe see if he can catch our bullpens?" Hudson suggested, laughing.
Hudson has long been lined up to make his final road start in Oakland, and on Wednesday the A's added Zito to their active roster. For now, the A's say Zito will be used as bullpen help, but it just makes too much sense for Zito to start that game in Oakland.