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- Updated: September 8, 2016
OAKLAND — A’s manager Bob Melvin said Jharel Cotton got “everyone’s attention” while coming one out shy of a perfect game in just his second outing with Triple-A Nashville.
About a month later, Cotton, who was acquired from the Dodgers before the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline, continued to wow both the A’s organization and its fans during his Major League debut, allowing just one earned run in 6 1/3 innings of a 4-1 win over the Angels at the Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.
The performance prompted Cotton’s new teammates in the infield to all congratulate him as Melvin took the ball from him in the seventh, paving the way for Oakland’s fans to give him a warm standing ovation as he walked back to the dugout.
“We said ‘Hey enjoy this walk,'” said Stephen Vogt. “That was a great ovation. There weren’t too many [fans] out there today, but they are loyal ones. He deserved better today but they gave him a great ovation.”
Ranked as Oakland’s 14th-best prospect according to MLB Pipeline, Cotton proved to be every bit as advertised while …
