Graveman (illness) was scratched from Wednesday's major-league spring start against the Cubs and instead faced minor leaguers at A's camp at Hohokam Park, Jack Thompson of the East Bay Times reports. "He was sick yesterday," manager Bob Melvin said before Wednesday's game. "He's better today, but it was going to be a shorter day for him anyway. Based on the fact he didn't feel great it's better for us to monitor his innings."
The move was precautionary and as of now, Graveman remains on track to take the ball in Monday night's opener versus the Angels. The 26-year-old right-hander wrapped up spring with a 2-1 record, 2.29 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 16:3 K:BB over 19.7 innings across five starts.