OAKLAND -- James Paxton threw an aggressive session of flat-ground catch on Thursday and pronounced himself fully ready to come off the 10-day disabled list for Saturday's start against the A's. But the Mariners are still waiting to see how Marco Gonzales progresses as they look to get their rotation squared away for the stretch run.
Mariners manager Scott Servais said the club could go with a six-man rotation over the final month if the starting group gets healthy, with Gonzales the last question mark as he works back from a muscle strain in his neck that landed him on the DL on Monday.