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Athletics Select Yacksel Ríos

By Darragh McDonald | June 20, 2023 at 1:25pm CDT

The Athletics announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Yacksel Ríos. Fellow righty Chad Smith was optioned in a corresponding move. To open a spot for Rios on the 40-man roster, righty Drew Rucinski was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

Ríos, who turns 30 next week, signed a minor league deal with Atlanta in the offseason but was just acquired by the A’s on the weekend. It was reported at that time that he had a provision in his contract whereby Atlanta had to add him to their roster or else give the other clubs in the league the opportunity to do so, making this selection an expected development.

He has 89 games of major league experience from 2017 to 2021, posting an ERA of 5.77 in that time. He’s had to settle for minor league deals in each of the past two offseasons, however. He linked up with the White Sox for 2022 but never got called up, tossing 33 Triple-A innings with a 4.91 ERA. He’s been much stronger this year with a 2.49 ERA in 25 1/3 innings, striking out 30.3% of batters while walking 8.1%.

The A’s have had quite a poor bullpen this season, as their relievers have a collective 5.58 ERA that’s easily the worst in the majors. They’ll give Ríos a shot based on his hot start and see if he can take any of that to Oakland with him. He’s out of options but could be kept around for future seasons if he sticks on the roster all year long. In that scenario, he would cross just over the three-year service time marker and qualify for arbitration.

As for Rucinski, he was placed on the injured list just over a month ago due to a stomach illness but then subsequently was diagnosed with a low-grade MCL sprain in his right knee. Just over a week ago, manager Mark Kotsay told MLB.com that there would be a shutdown period of two to three weeks. He’ll now be officially ineligible to return until mid-July, 60 days from his initial IL placement. Since he’s still at least a week away from throwing and then will require a ramp-up period, that makes this move fairly procedural.

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  1. Captain-Judge99

    2 years ago

    Yackety-yack don’t talk back!!!

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    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      If they lose, they can now Blame it on Rios.

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  2. Occams_hairbrush

    2 years ago

    In former Soviet Union, Yaksel you.

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  3. 13Morgs13

    2 years ago

    Former Phillies great…

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    • DarkSide830

      2 years ago

      I thought bruv was gonna be good

      Reply
  4. luca brasi

    2 years ago

    The A’s have a long history of hiding their mistakes on the 60 day injured list. I will be surprised if Rucinski ever pitches for the Athletics again.

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    • Rsox

      2 years ago

      Most likely it’s back to the KBO for Rucinski

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    • case

      2 years ago

      That implies they’re even trying to win, this is more of a wait out the clock situation.

      Reply
  5. Datashark

    2 years ago

    Don’t they have better options in minors? it seems their farm system is depleted of arms.

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    • Rsox

      2 years ago

      They really don’t. The pitching staff at AAA sports a 6.69 team ERA which is good for 9th in the PCL (10 team league)

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