MESA, Ariz. — The A’s were hoping this was the spring they could finally get a good look at promising pitching prospect James Kaprielian, but they will have to wait a little longer.

The right-hander had a setback just before the start of spring training, and an MRI revealed a strained lat muscle. Kaprielian will be shut down for the next two weeks and be re-evaluated Feb. 27.

“He’s still a young guy and he’s going to get past all this at some point. He’s being tested for some reason,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “He wants to be out there. I feel bad him, but at some point in time, we’ll get this straightened out and see him on the mound.

I’m sure we’ll see the guy we anticipated when we traded for him.”

Kaprielian, 24, was one of the three prospects acquired in the 2017 trade deadline deal that sent Sonny Gray. Outfielder Dustin Fowler and shortstop Jorge Mateo were the other two players traded to Oakland.

Drafted 16th overall by the Yankees in 2016, Kaprielian was considered one of the top ten prospects in New York’s organization before the deal. But injuries have plagued him throughout his young career as he’s dealt with various elbow and shoulder issues, including undergoing Tommy John in 2017.

Kaprielian has not pitched in an actual game since 2016 and has not gone past single-A, but the A’s hope to get him moving through their minor league system this upcoming season.