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Felix Doubront: Heading to China
Felix Doubront signed a contract Tuesday with the Chinese Professional Baseball League's Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, CPBLStats.com reports.Doubront didn't play professionally in 2020 after spending the 2019 season in the Mexican League, where he posted a 4.58 ERA over 122.2 innings. Now 33 years old and headed overseas to continue his career, Doubront's chances of appearing in the majors again look slim. He hasn't pitched in MLB since 2015, when he tossed 75.1 innings between the Athletics and Blue Jays.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Could return as reliever
Felix Doubront (elbow) could return from Tommy John surgery as a reliever, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.Doubront is slated to return in June. A move to the bullpen could be exactly what the lefty needs. Although he has shown promise in a starting role thanks to his sharp stuff, Doubront has struggled with control issues throughout his career. In the bullpen, where he could go all out for a single inning, maximizing the movement and velocity of his pitches, those control issues may be less of a hindrance. He'll be a long way from getting saves in Oakland, though, so his fantasy value is likely to be minimal.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Heads to minor league camp
Felix Doubront (elbow) was reassigned to minor league camp Sunday.The left-hander is still in the process of returning from Tommy John surgery, so while he's still unable to help out at the major league level, the A's will stash him in the minor leagues. If he returns to his previous form once healthy, Doubront could push for a spot in Oakland's rotation, but for now he'll simply focus on rehabbing his surgically repaired elbow.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Expects to throw curves soon
Felix Doubront (elbow) could begin incorporating curveballs in his next bullpen sessions, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.The left-hander threw his first bullpen session since Tommy John surgery back in mid-February, and it seems that each session since then has gone without a hitch. If everything goes as planned, Doubront should be able to progress to live BP sessions later in the month with a clearer timetable for return to follow each step in his recovery.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Throws first bullpen session since surgery
Felix Doubront (elbow) threw his first bullpen session of the year and said he felt great, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.The 29-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery 10 months ago, and looks to be slightly ahead of schedule in his return. This was the first time throwing off a mound since his surgery, and he is looking to be healthy enough to provide starting pitching depth towards the end of the first half of next season.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Returns to A's on minors deal
Felix Doubront (elbow) has re-signed with the A's on a minor league contract, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.The 29-year-old expressed gratitude for the way the A's "took care" of him following his Tommy John surgery in April, and a desire to "repay them on their investment and help them in the big leagues." Doubront is hoping to be healthy and stretched out enough to provide starting pitching depth by late in the first half of the season.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Outrighted to minors
Felix Doubront (elbow) was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.This is mostly a procedural move, as Doubront is still recovering from Tommy John surgery and will likely miss at least the beginning portion of the 2017 season as a result. The lefty has been able to begin light throwing programs since undergoing the surgery in April though, and will continue to rehab throughout the offseason.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Begins light throwing program
Felix Doubront (elbow) began a throwing program Wednesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.The 28-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this season, so it's an encouraging sign for his progress that he's begun a throwing program before the end of the summer. The timeline hasn't changed for Doubront per se and he won't be back on a mound again until 2017, but for him to be at the sock toss portion of the throwing program already at this point in his recovery is a positive. If he continues to progress at this rate, Doubront could be back before June of next season.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Moved to 60-day DL
Felix Doubront (elbow) was moved to the 60-day DL on Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Doubront underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this month, and he'll miss the entire 2016 season. The move to the 60-day DL is essentially a formality, and it clears a spot on the 40-man roster, which the Oakland Athletics will use on outfielder Matt McBride, whose contract was selected Wednesday.
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Athletics' Felix Doubront: Will undergo Tommy John surgery Tuesday
Felix Doubront (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery Tuesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.The left-hander received a second opinion on his elbow injury Monday, and his doctor decided that there was enough damage to require surgery. Doubront was supposed to be the Oakland Athletics' fifth starter, but he was sidelined with elbow tightness. Now that Doubront is going to miss the rest of the season, Jesse Hahn could take over as the fifth starter for Oakland.
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