Manager Bob Melvin confirmed that Manaea (shoulder) will throw Friday , Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

The promising young lefty had an early exit from his outing Wednesday due to tightness in his throwing shoulder. Fortunately, early reports on Manaea's shoulder have been positive and the tightness has subsided to the point where he can resume throwing just two days after the flare-up. After Manaea's throwing session, the A's figure to have a clearer picture as to when the southpaw will be ready to return to the rotation.

Manaea (shoulder) hopes to participate in throwing exercises Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

If Manaea is able to throw Friday, it should be much easier to determine when he'll be ready to return to live action. Manaea, who was diagnosed with shoulder tightness, passed initial strength tests, so it would appear that he's not dealing with a more problematic ailment.

Manaea's shoulder tightness has started to subside since flaring up during Wednesday's outing, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

At this point in time, there are no plans for Manaea to undergo tests to see if he's dealing with a more serious injury. Although he's still being considered day-to-day, the A's have yet to rule out the possibility of Manaea making his next scheduled start, which would be Tuesday against the Twins.

Manaea was pulled after just two innings Wednesday due to left shoulder tightness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Something was obviously up with Manaea, as his velocity was noticeably down from his normal 93-95 mph range, sitting around 90 mph for most of the night. He exited after just 34 pitches, giving up three runs (all in the second inning) on four hits while striking out one. It's unclear how serious the injury is at this point, but a trip to the DL -- however brief -- wouldn't be surprising. Consider him day-to-day for now, but status should be updated once the Athletics provide more information.

Manaea (1-1) notched six strikeouts and gave up an earned run on five hits and three walks over six innings Friday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

The young lefty notched 11 swinging strikes and kept the ball down when contact was made, recording eight groundball outs. Control remains an issue even in victory, however, as Manaea issued multiple free passes for the fourth time in as many starts. He did remain stingy with the long ball, and has now surrendered just one home run over his first 22.1 innings this season. He's settled down overall after some rough stretches in his first pair of starts, giving up just three runs (two earned) over his last 11 innings while lowering his ERA from 7.15 to 4.43 over that span. He'll look to keep it going in a road start next Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Manaea (0-1 ) allowed two runs, one of which was earned, on no heads and five walks while striking out six across five innings to earn the win Saturday against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea left this game with a comfortable 5-2 lead, but the bullpen fell apart in the seventh inning, erasing a potential win for the lefty. After a pair of rocky starts to begin the season, the fact he held the Astros hitless does little to disguise the fact he walked five batters, leading to a pair of runs in what amounts to another rough performance. Although the youngster has the potential to break out in a big way, he's currently someone who's difficult to trust in fantasy lineups. He'll make his next start Wednesday against the Mariners.

Manaea (0-1) racked up 10 strikeouts and gave up six runs (five earned) on three hits, two walks, a wild pitch and a hit batsman over 5.1 innings in Sunday's 8-1 loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

It was the ultimate mixed bag for Manaea, who threw 86 pitches but also compiled a whopping 22 swinging strikes. However, he surrendered a three-run home run to Joey Gallo in the second and then left the bases loaded for Frankie Montas upon exiting in the sixth. Manaea was charged with two more runs after Montas promptly issued a bases-loaded walk to Robinson Chirinos and an RBI single to Gallo. The 25-year-old Manaea has struggled with his efficiency over his first two outings, throwing 178 pitches over a combined 11.1 innings. He'll try to bounce back in a home start against the Astros next Saturday afternoon.

Manaea gave up four runs on five hits and two walks over six innings against the Angels on Tuesday. He struck out four and avoided a decision.

EDGE Analysis

A second-inning rally -- mostly a parade of singles -- accounted for the majority of the damage against him, leading to a disappointing season debut. Nonetheless, Manaea remains a key part of the Oakland rotation who ought to put up good numbers for fantasy owners, as he has strikeout stuff and does a decent job keeping the ball on the ground. If he can make strides in both those departments this year, he'll turn into a top-tier pitcher; if he can't, he'll still be usable roster filler.

Manaea fired four perfect innings in Thursday's 3-0 Cactus League victory over the Giants, striking out two.

EDGE Analysis

After surrendering six runs (five earned) on five hits and five walks over three innings against the Reds last Saturday, Manaea cruised through the 12 batters he faced Thursday. Despite is rough outing last time out, Alex Espinoza and Chris Haft of MLB.com report that the 25-year-old southpaw feels he accomplished everything he wanted to in spring training. "Came into spring and I just wanted to be more consistent with everything -- mechanics, changeup, slider," Manaea said. "I felt like I definitely accomplished that. It was a little rough at the beginning, but the past two or three starts have been right where I wanted to be. Today, everything just came together."

Manaea, who gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits and five walks over three innings in Saturday's 11-6 split-squad loss to the Reds, was unconcerned with his rough outing, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports. "Just trying to nibble too much," Manaea said. "Third inning, I finally just said, 'Just throw it down the middle and let them hit it.' That's all we did. At times I just tried to be too fine and ended up walking a lot of guys."

EDGE Analysis

Manaea managed to limit all of his damage to the second inning and actually emerged from the outing very pleased with how he deployed his slider. He's scheduled for a final spring start against the Giants on Thursday before taking the mound on April 4 against the Angels for his 2017 regular season debut. Factoring in Saturday's outing, Manaea has a 1-1 record, 4.74 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and 15:10 K:BB over 19 spring innings across six appearances (five starts).