The Athletics have assigned lefty Reymin Guduan to Triple-A Las Vegas after he cleared outright waivers, per the team’s transactions log. Oakland had designated Guduan for assignment earlier in the week upon activating him from the injured list.
Guduan, 29, missed several weeks due to a groin strain and struggled in 14 1/3 innings on the mound prior to that injury, pitching to a 6.28 ERA with as many walks as strikeouts (five). His stint with the A’s bumped his career innings total up to 39, but the southpaw carries an unsightly 7.38 ERA in that span. He’s been better in parts of six Triple-A campaigns — most spent with the Astros — having pitched to a 4.45 ERA with a solid 26.1 percent strikeout rate but a bloated 12.7 percent walk rate.
This is the first time Guduan has been passed through waivers, so he doesn’t have the option to reject the outright assignment. He’ll stick with the A’s for now as a depth piece in Las Vegas and hope to work his way back to the Majors as a third left-hander to complement Jake Diekman and Jesus Luzardo — the latter of whom could eventually move back into the rotation.
The A’s bullpen has little reliability beyond Petit, Diekman & Trivino. Wendelken & Smith newly healthy makes a difference, but I think we’re much more likely to looking for relief pitching in late July than say – Trevor Story…..
Late July should be when Rosenthal is back.
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Late August & it’s hardly a guarantee. Hope that one was insured.
Since when is Trivino reliable? Bob Melvin is miss-using Petit by bringing him in with leads of 4 runs or more. For a team in 1st place – their bullpen is 3rd tier.
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve cringed every time Bomel has done that. I simply don’t understand it.. and it’s making us worse in the long run. If you don’t give lower leverage guys the opportunity in lower leverage scenarios, they’re never going to improve – and you’re unnecessarily burning out our higher leverage guys, thus ruining the entire bullpen.
all this dude did was break cody bellinger’s leg. what a bum
He was a bum for years in Houston. Why did Oakland even sign him?
So you say that Reymin is an ace? Ha, that’s a Guduan.
Bravo, Go ahead and take the rest of the day off.