Fiers is not yet in the Athletics' summer camp due to "pending issues" according to manager Bob Melvin, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran right-hander is considered a strong candidate for the role of Opening Day starter, so his early absence from summer camp, which began Saturday for the Athletics, is especially noteworthy. Additionally, it's worth mentioning that the other member of the team's rotation currently missing from camp, Jesus Luzardo, worked out frequently with Fiers in South Florida throughout the shutdown. Melvin did not provide any further details to reporters about either player, and he confirmed that Fiers' issues, whatever they might be, do not affect the team's early-season rotation plans "at this point" while allowing that could change should the situation linger "a little bit longer."