Zach Neal to start Wednesday
Posted by Jason Wojciechowski on May 23, 2016 at 7:46 PM
It
will
in
fact
be
Zach
Neal,
who
is
already
on
the
40-man
roster,
coming
up
to
make
a
start
for
Sonny
Gray
on
Wednesday.
He's
probably
far
from
guaranteed
to
get
a
second
start,
given
that
the
A's
still
have
their
other
options
at
Triple-A
if
he
pees
the
bed,
and
in
particular
given
that
Eric
Surkamp
will
be
past
the
10-day
rule
problem
by
the
time
the
second
start
comes
around.
Indeed,
I
wonder
whether
we
might
see
Neal
optioned
back
to
Nashville
immediately
after
the
start,
replaced
by
J.B.
Wendelken,
who
would
then
be
optioned
on
Monday
to
make
room
for
Surkamp.
Neal could probably avoid that fate if he throws a no-hitter, though. No pressure, Zach.