A s Sean Murphy works toward return after surgery for collapsed lung
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Catcher Sean Murphy, who had two operations after suffering a collapsed lung in January, is in camp with the A’s.Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press
MESA, Ariz. A’s catcher Sean Murphy said he thought he had the coronavirus when he awoke one morning in late January with chest tightness.
“But it just kept getting worse,” Murphy said Wednesday. “So we went to the ER. They did a chest X-ray and they said, ‘Your lung’s fully collapsed. We have to do surgery right now.’”
Murphy, who is now with the A’s in camp, said he actually had two surgeries. The first inserted a tube to drain air from his chest cavity and allow his lung to reinflate.
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Rosenthal and Moreland arrive
Even when position players began workouts on Monday, the team still wasn’t quite fully accounted for. That’s because two free agents hadn’t yet been formally announced, but that changed this week as closer Trevor Rosenthal and DH Mitch Moreland are now officially members of the A’s and both have reported to camp.
“It puts us in a similar situation when we had Liam here. We didn’t think that was going to be the case once Liam signed with with Chicago. So it’s a lot easier on us to not have to be as creative in the last couple innings.”
A s faith grows in reliever J.B. Wendelken
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As a returning A’s reliever,
J.B. Wendelken is a fan of the team’s recent flurry of bullpen moves: trading for
Adam Kolarek, signing
Trevor Rosenthal.
“I mean, high-fives all around to the guys that did the signing,” Wendelken said on a video call Sunday. “All the additions we have are absolutely gasoline to help us out, for sure. … Bullpen’s back in action.”
Wendelken was an understated factor in the A’s posting the majors’ lowest bullpen ERA (2.72) in 2020. The right-hander had a 1.80 ERA in 25 innings (second most after
A s faith grows in reliever J.B. Wendelken
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As a returning A’s reliever,
J.B. Wendelken is a fan of the team’s recent flurry of bullpen moves: trading for
Adam Kolarek, signing
Trevor Rosenthal.
“I mean, high-fives all around to the guys that did the signing,” Wendelken said on a video call Sunday. “All the additions we have are absolutely gasoline to help us out, for sure. … Bullpen’s back in action.”
Wendelken was an understated factor in the A’s posting the majors’ lowest bullpen ERA (2.72) in 2020. The right-hander had a 1.80 ERA in 25 innings (second most after