A’s starter Andrew Triggs might require hip surgery

A’s starter Andrew Triggs might require hip surgery

Starter Andrew Triggs, who received a cortisone shot for his left hip strain nearly two weeks ago, may be looking at surgery if the hip doesn’t respond to treatment and rehab by the end of this month.

Triggs said that so far, the cortisone hasn’t had the immediate impact that it did when he received the anti-inflammatory medication for a back injury, but he can ride an exercise bike and walk OK, so he remains optimistic.

If surgery is necessary, specialist Dr. Marc Philippon would perform the operation, as he did for Sean Manaea and Mark Canha.

Recovery would be six months, so if it is needed, Triggs is hopeful he would be throwing off the mound in time for spring training.

Ramon Hernandez and Barry Zito, All-Stars with the A’s, were reunited on Saturday; Zito threw out the first pitch (sadly, not a curveball) and Hernandez caught it.

“We had such a chemistry as a battery,” Zito said, I didn’t have to shake, ever.

“That’s what I want to do in the future, hopefully be a coach in the major leagues and a manager,” he said.

The A’s signed second-round pick Greg Deichmann, an outfielder from LSU, and third-rounder Nick Allen, a shortstop from Francis Parker High School in San Diego.

Allen was considered a risky pick because of a commitment to USC; Oakland gave him a reported $2 million.

“We evaluated Nick as a first-round talent and considered it a great opportunity to get him where we did,” scouting director Eric Kubota said.

Oakland signed right-hander Brian Howard (eighth-round, TCU) and left-hander Jared Poche (9th round, LSU).

Susan Slusser is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

On Canada’s 150th anniversary, reliever John Axford wore a shirt that said “Have no fear, the Canadian is here” and maple leaf socks, and he put on an all-Canada music playlist for the clubhouse.