He said he took 25 swings in the cage and it went “very well.” He also took some ground balls and did some throwing.
The plan yesterday was for him to take BP on the field on Monday if Sunday’s cage session went well, so I presume that’s what’s going to happen.
I tried to pin manager Bob Geren down this morning on what he needed to see from Chavez for him to be ready for opening day. How many games? Does he need to be swinging well, or just healthy?
Not surprisingly, Geren didn’t really answer.
The A’s at some point might have to figure out if they even want Chavez to play in big league spring training games. If they do, those count against retroactive DL days. In other words, if the A’s decide he isn’t ready to be on the roster April 6, his 15 days on the DL would start after his last big league exhibition game. If the A’s think he’ll only be a few days late, they can have him play in minor league exhibition games, then put him on the DL retroactively, up to 10 days before opening day, so he could miss as few as the first five days of the season.
In other A’s news…
- The report of Bob Geren’s impending contract extensionis accurate. Assistant GM David Forst said this morning that “Talks are underway. We’re close to finalizing something.” Forst didn’t say the length of the extension, but Susan Slusser reported in the Chronicle this morning that it would be a one-year extension with an option. Geren is signed through this season.
- Orlando Cabrera’s bad back is going to keep him out of the lineup until Friday, at the earliest.
- Bobby Crosby is scheduled to make his debut at second base on Tuesday night.
- Justin Duchscherer, Joey Devine and Mark Ellis are all still on the schedules announced yesterday. (Bullpen for Duchscherer on Monday. Minor league game for Devine on Tuesday. Ellis playing second in a minor league game on Monday and a big league game on Wednesday.)
Topics: bob geren, Eric Chavez
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