Kendall Gravemen has been optioned to Triple-A Nashville. (Susan Slusser on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact
Oakland's Opening Day starter, Graveman was banged around brutally and has been sent down after flopping to an 8.89 ERA in six winless starts. His last time out was far and a way his best start of the year, striking out seven in six innings en route to his fifth loss but it wasn't enough to keep his job as he still gave up three runs on six hits and walked four. With opposing hitters batting a ridiculous .336 against him including seven home runs, Graveman will need to make substantial improvements at Nashville to work his way back into the rotation.