PT TODAY: Back end of OAK rotation takes shape

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Athletics | Jesse Hahn demoted
Oakland Athletics SP Jesse Hahn was optioned to Class AAA Nashville on Sunday, March 26.  Source: MLBRosterMoves
 
BHQ take: That means Raul Alcantara will stick as the fifth starter, and Andrew Triggs will be the No. 4 man in the OAK rotation. Hahn looked good early in camp, but was hit hard in his last couple of outings; he also had options left (unlike Alcantara). Of the two survivors, Triggs is by far the superior option. Triggs was outstanding in the second half last season, with an 8.8 Dom, 1.4 Ctl, 46% GB% and 144 BPV. That Ctl wasn't fully skills-supported, but his GB...

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