Big question for A’s: Will Jesus Luzardo open season in rotation?
Jesus Luzardo says he’s ready to fill a spot in the A’s rotation, and the A’s say they’re open to the possibility.
With spring training fast approaching, the A’s have just two set starting pitchers, Mike Fiers and Marco Estrada, who was signed Friday. The other spots are up for grabs, and the 21-year-old Luzardo is officially in the mix for one of them.
“I’m going to go for it even if there aren’t spots,” Luzardo said Friday on the eve of the team’s FanFest at Jack London Square. “It’s not really if there are or there aren’t. it’s my mentality. I’m going to try to get at it and push my way there.”
When pitchers and catchers report to the A’s training facility in Mesa, Ariz., on Feb.