Graveman, who won a rotation spot despite an 18:11 K:BB and 4.73 ERA over 26.2 innings this spring, is on track to make his first start of the regular season Thursday against the White Sox.
A spring training darling in 2015, Graveman spent most of the season in the Oakland rotation en route to posting a 4.05 ERA and 1.42 WHIP over 21 starts. Most of his success comes when he's getting opposing hitters to pound the ball into the ground, but he'll need to take a step forward from last season in order to retain one of the five starting spots all season for the A's.