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Athletics Notes: Guerra, Oller, Lowrie

By Anthony Franco | April 1, 2022 at 10:29pm CDT

A’s reliever Deolis Guerra will require surgery after leaving a Cactus League appearance this week due to forearm tightness, reports Martín Gallegos of MLB.com (Twitter link). The underlying cause of the soreness and the type of procedure he’ll undergo aren’t clear, but forearm tightness can often be a precursor to Tommy John proceeders.

Guerra had looked like one of the sturdier middle innings options for first-year skipper Mark Kotsay. The 32-year-old (33 later this month) is coming off a season in which he logged a personal-high 65 2/3 innings across 53 appearances in his first year in Oakland. Guerra posted a 4.11 ERA, striking out an average 23% of batters faced while only walking 7.4% of opponents. It wasn’t an overpowering showing, but the Venezuela native frequently worked multiple innings out of the ’pen and excelled at avoiding hard contact. Guerra is playing out this year on an $815K salary and is controllable via arbitration through 2024. He”ll accrue big league service for whatever time he spends on the injured list.

More out of Oakland:

  • Kotsay informed right-hander Adam Oller this afternoon that he’ll break camp with the big league club, Gallegos writes. That positions the 27-year-old to make his MLB debut at some point early in the year. The closer to the majors of the two pitching prospects the A’s acquired from the Mets for Chris Bassitt, Oller is a former 20th-round pick out of Northwestern State. Originally selected by the Pirates, he’d also seen time in the Giants organization, in independent ball and in Australia before putting together a breakout 2021 campaign. He made 23 combined starts between the Mets’ top two affiliates, working 120 innings of 3.45 ERA ball with a 27.7% strikeout rate and a 9.4% walk percentage. Baseball America placed him 23rd in the A’s system after he was acquired, writing that his capable three-pitch mix and solid control could make him a back-of-the-rotation starter or long reliever. Kotsay suggested Oller, who is already on Oakland’s 40-man roster, could pitch in either role to begin his big league career. The A’s will be without starters James Kaprielian and Brent Honeywell Jr. to open the year, perhaps leaving a spot for Oller in the season-opening rotation.
  • The A’s recently brought Jed Lowrie back for what’ll be a seventh season in green and gold. The switch-hitting infielder has played almost exclusively second base or designated hitter in recent years. Tony Kemp looks to have earned everyday run at the keystone with a strong 2021 showing, and Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that the A’s have been getting Lowrie some work at first base this spring. The 37-year-old has never started an MLB game at first, but he’s dealt with knee issues lately and didn’t rate well at second last season. Oakland doesn’t have an obvious everyday first baseman on the roster after trading Matt Olson, so manning the position could get Lowrie some extra at-bats.
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  1. Dunedin020306

    1 year ago

    I wish Adam Oller great success!

    Reply
  2. A'sfaninUK

    1 year ago

    Lowrie is trash at defense and his bat was mid last year. Just DH him and hope he rakes.

    Reply
    • How About Them A's

      1 year ago

      Lowrie has bad knees dude. In his prime he was a good 2B.

      Reply
      • JC#1

        1 year ago

        How about- the A’s just signed Lowrie for 2022, so it does not matter what he used to be! They are paying him for what he can do now, not 2008 or 2021.

        Reply
        • How About Them A's

          1 year ago

          He can still hit. That is why he is playing 1B and DH in 2022. That is why Oakland brought him back.

  3. taito2000

    1 year ago

    Totally wondering what will happen with Lowrie…

    Reply
  4. Mitchell Page

    1 year ago

    I like what Oller brings in his tool bag . He just needs the innings , and MLB knowledge to learn .

    Reply
    • How About Them A's

      1 year ago

      Ex baseball player

      Reply
  5. Rsox

    1 year ago

    Lowrie is best to DH than trying a new defensive position at this stage of his career

    Reply
  6. How About Them A's

    1 year ago

    With Lowrie being my favorite player on the A’s I will try and be objective on this subject. Kemp in my opinion has earned 2nd base with his performance last year and Spring Training this year. I see Lowrie as a utility option this late in his career. I would pencil him in on most days as a DH, secondly at 1B spelling Thames occasionally, and thirdly at 2B.

    Reply
  7. Mickey777

    1 year ago

    Congratulations to Oller. His dedication and hard work pays off!

    Sorry to hear about Guerra. Pitching injuries are unfortunately starting to mount up. The final casualty of the lock out.

    Reply
  8. Patrick Tracey

    1 year ago

    The A’s should re-sign Yusmeiro Petit

    Reply
    • HBan22

      1 year ago

      He had one of the lowest K rates that I have ever seen last season, and still had a WHIP of almost below 1.00

      Reply
      • How About Them A's

        1 year ago

        Bad year last year for Petit but overall he has been successful in the green and gold.

        Reply
    • How About Them A's

      1 year ago

      I really hope so. We can use all the help we can get in the BP.

      Reply
  9. thelegendaryharambe

    1 year ago

    No more waiting around Athletics! You need to trade Sean Manaea right now!

    Reply
  10. jessaumodesto

    1 year ago

    I think Jed Lowrie is a perfect replacement for Matt Olson

    Reply

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