What It Means:

It's unclear exactly what Melvin means by this, but it can be inferred that perhaps the team is waiting for Fiers' COVID-19 test to come back. Fiers has yet to appear at the team's facility in Oakland since the team resumed activities earlier in the week, and we'll have to wait and see on his status.

Our models currently project Fiers for a 5.16 ERA with a 1.28 WHIP, 46 strikeouts and 17 walks across 61.1 innings pitched.