Category: Oakland A’s
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Jason Adam notches save; Colin Holderman has immaculate outing
May 5, 2023 Tampa Bay Rays — Jason Adam notched his second save in three days on Thursday. He allowed a hit and a walk and two unearned runs but also struck out the side. With Pete Fairbanks on the IL, Adam should see the bulk of the chances moving forward. Hierarchy remains: *Adam |…
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Jeurys Familia DFA’d
May 4, 2023 Oakland A’s – Jeurys Familia, ostensibly the committee leader in Oakland, was designated for assignment. Look for Zach Jackson to take the lead here, with contributions from Sam Moll and Richard Lovelady also possible. Updated hierarchy: *Jackson | Moll | Lovelady.* = closer-by-committee
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It’s Time You Met Yennier Cano
April 25, 2023 Baltimore Orioles – Cuban-born Yennier Cano made his MLB debut last season, and his cup of coffee in the bigs yielded an 11.50 ERA across 18 innings, so you’d be forgiven if he wasn’t on your radar coming into the season. But the 29-year-old righty made some mechanical tweaks in the offseason,…
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Shakeups in the AL West
April 22, 2023Oakland A’s — The A’s found themselves in a tie game late, and turned to Zach Jackson to face to top of the order in the 8th inning. He let the first two runners reach base, but got the next three outs and was in line for the win after the A’s scored…
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Zach Jackson to the ninth in Oakland
April 20, 2023 Oakland A’s — Trevor May has been placed on the IL with anxiety issues, joining Dany Jimenez (shoulder strain). We expect Zach Jackson to be first in line for saves for the time being. Updated hierarchy: Jackson | Familia | Moll.