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Originally Posted by billethius
Are the A's going with a 12 man staff this year? I know the M's did that last year and it always seemed like there was someone who hadn't pitched in a week. It makes some sense with the M's because guys like Meche and Pineiro pitch every 5 days, but doesn't make much for the A's who have 4, and maybe 5 solid pitchers
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No, they kept Brad Halsey as the 12th pitcher and sent Kielty down to AAA for 2 reasons.
1. It was supposed to rain out at least one game the first series of the season, so a doubleheader would have meant an extra SP was needed.
2. Kielty had an option left and he wasn't 100% from his oblique strain.