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Stephen Piscotty Questionable For Opening Day

By Steve Adams | February 28, 2020 at 10:36am CDT

The Athletics are shutting outfielder Stephen Piscotty down after an MRI revealed that his intercostal strain is “a little worse” than anticipated, manager Bob Melvin told reporters Friday (Twitter link via Martin Gallegos of MLB.com). The Athletics aren’t completely ruling out a scenario wherein Piscotty is ready to go on Opening Day, but his outlook is a bit uncertain at the moment.

Piscotty, 29, enjoyed a strong debut campaign with Oakland in 2018 after being traded over from the Cardinals, hitting .267/.331/.491 with 27 homers and 41 doubles. Knee and ankle troubles plagued him in 2019, though, and his ensuing .249/.309/.412 slash with 13 homers and 17 doubles marked a notable step back.

Currently, Piscotty is slated to be Oakland’s primary right fielder even in spite of the 2019 downturn. That’s in part due to his upside but also in part due to the fact that he’s being paid $7MM in 2020 under the terms of the six-year, $33.5MM extension he signed with the Cardinals back in April 2017. That deal runs through the 2022 season, paying Piscotty $7.25MM in both 2021 and 2022, and it also contains a $15MM club option for 2023 (with a $1MM buyout).

If Piscotty isn’t ready to go come Opening Day, the A’s aren’t short on alternatives. Veteran outfielder Robbie Grossman is in his final year of club control before he reaches free agency, and utilityman Chad Pinder has plenty of experience in the outfield corners as well. Should the club elect to simply elevate the role of Grossman and/or Pinder, that might help to open the door for out-of-options Jorge Mateo to make the club in a utility capacity. It’s also worth noting that the A’s have outfielders Dustin Fowler, Skye Bolt and Luis Barrera on the 40-man roster as well. Both Fowler and Bolt have big league experience.

However Piscotty progresses, it doesn’t sound at present like there’s any reason to believe that his injury is a long-term issue. Still, the A’s have three out-of-options players and a Rule 5 pick vying for their second base gig — Mateo, Franklin Barreto, Tony Kemp and Vimael Machin — so an early-season IL stint for Piscotty could create some additional time to make a decision on that group of players.

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Comments

  1. mike schiano

    2 years ago

    Its not really an issue Laureno will go to Right. Canha in CF and Grossman/Pinder in LF. The A’s have plenty of depth to overcome an injury like this.

    Reply
    • lukewance21

      2 years ago

      I think the a’s are going to have laureano in center, without piscotty canha in right and Grossman/ pinder/someone else in left

      Reply
      • Buzz Saw

        2 years ago

        You are spot on

        Reply
  2. julyn82001

    2 years ago

    Piscotty is talented. It’s just too bad these injuries are hunting him as of late…

    Reply
  3. statman

    2 years ago

    I wonder if this will affect home attendance at all – whoops, can’t get much lower.

    Reply
    • small_market_chub

      2 years ago

      What a lazy troll job

      Reply
  4. OaklandFan22

    2 years ago

    Really don’t feel like we need this guy anymore and he’s underproduced the last couple of years, we have plenty of depth.

    Reply
    • khopper10

      2 years ago

      The last 1 year. He was great in 2018.

      Reply
      • OaklandFan22

        2 years ago

        I wouldn’t necessarily say “great” but definitely better then last year. With the amount we are paying him he should be putting up those numbers year in and year out. I easily feel like Canha can put up similar numbers with a years worth of playing time.

        Reply
        • bkwalker510

          2 years ago

          nah, he was great in 2018, considering what he was going thru off the field.

        • chesteraarthur

          2 years ago

          He wasn’t great, but they’re also not paying him at a rate for the 2018 production.

  5. Asfan0780

    2 years ago

    I think they were gonna keep mateo regardless since hes their best SS for 2021 and his speed, versatility makes him ideal 26th guy. Still have major doubts about narreto, bet he gets traded for some lottery non 40 man prospect or a fringe AAA depth pitcher in other teams systems

    Reply
    • arc89

      2 years ago

      mateo is out of options so this will give them a little more time to look at him.

      Reply
  6. gray

    2 years ago

    Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane.! It’s Skye Bolt!!

    Reply
  7. Asfan0780

    2 years ago

    Skye bolt, dustin fowler, Luis Barrera, seth brown all slated for AAA. Not really top tier prospects but solid outfield depth that can be ready if needed. At this point id trade fowler to some outfield needy team.

    Reply
    • afannaz

      2 years ago

      Agreed! I don’t see Fowler as a viable help or someone the A’s need to keep any longer. I’m thinking Piscotty has been injured for majority of his time with the team, and doesn’t show the grit and enthusiasm that has come to represent the A’s we love.

      Reply
    • sacball

      2 years ago

      I think they pick Brown over Grossman…Deichmann will probably be at AAA as well

      Reply
  8. rycm131

    2 years ago

    You could have ended that headline after questionable

    Reply

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