Athletics' Andrew Triggs: Making progress post-surgery

Triggs (hip) was able to walk without the aid of crutches Monday for the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The right-hander went under the knife to repair a torn labrum on his left hip July 13 and has apparently been recovering very well overall. The fact that he ditched his crutches just over a month after surgery is certainly encouraging. He's hoping to return to mound work before spring training.