Looks like it might happen:
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Another prominent member of last season's disabled list, reliever Justin Duchscherer, continues to recover from hip surgery, to the extent that the A's are considering making him a starter in the spring, "health provided," Beane said. "It's something Justin has always wanted to do."
Duchscherer was primarily a starter in the minor leagues, including stints under A's manager Bob Geren in the Boston organization and with Oakland's Triple-A Sacramento club. Were Duchscherer to win a spot in the spring, the A's rotation would be set, barring any trades or injuries, with Dan Haren, Rich Harden, Joe Blanton, Chad Gaudin and Duchscherer.
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That all sounds nice, but of course Harden is going to be a question mark. There's no telling how Duke will do over a full year (I think it might be kind of like Gaudin this past year) and Gaudin is a question himself - did he just get tired in the second half of 2007 or did the league figure him out?