As an update to my last two items, and in particular to the fact that Brett Anderson was supposed to start for Nashville but didn't, Bob Melvin says Anderson will start for the A's on Wednesday, and he's already hanging around the team in advance of his activation. Nothing yet on who will go to the minors to make room, but with nine goddamn relief pitchers, I think we can be pretty confident it's one of those dudes:

• Blake Treinen: the closer
• Santiago Casilla: would have to be DFA'd, is pitching fine
• Lou Trivino: maybe! He's been good, though
• Yusmeiro Petit: would have to be DFA'd; no chance
• Emilio Pagan: maybe!
• Ryan Dull: hmmm maybe!
• Danny Coulombe: the only lefty
• Chris Hatcher: would have to be DFA'd; seems to be bad at baseball now; maybe!
• Wilmer Font: would have to be DFA'd; the new guy; maybe!

So I think I rank the likelihoods this way: (1) Trivino (2) Pagan (3) Font (4) Hatcher (5) Dull.