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Athletics Select Zach Neal, Designate Tyler Wade

By Darragh McDonald | August 3, 2023 at 4:45pm CDT

The Athletics announced that they have recalled infielder Jonah Bride and selected right-hander Zach Neal. In corresponding moves, they optioned left-hander Hogan Harris and designated infielder Tyler Wade for assignment.

This will be the second stint of the year on Oakland’s roster for Neal. The 34-year-old signed a minor league deal with the A’s in April and got selected in May, but was designated for assignment after just over a week on the roster. He made just two appearances, allowing three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Las Vegas, choosing to accept that assignment despite having the right to elect free agency.

On the year as a whole, he’s tossed 66 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level over 15 appearances, nine of those being starts. He has a 5.40 ERA in that time, striking out just 16.6% of opponents but limiting walks to a 4.6% rate. He figures to give manager Mark Kotsay a multi-inning option out of the Oakland bullpen.

Wade, 28, has bounced on and off the roster all year. He was signed to a minor league deal in the offseason and has thrice been selected to the roster, the most recent of which was just on Tuesday. He’s managed to get into 26 games amid all those transactions, hitting .255/.309/.314 in 55 plate appearances. He’s twice cleared waivers this year and accepted an outright assignment despite having the right to elect free agency. It’s possible the same sequence of events happens here, though perhaps the recent trade deadline has created new job openings around the league.

He has stolen 42 bases in 357 games in his major league career while playing the three infield spots to the left of first base as well as all three outfield positions. However, he’s hit just .217/.293/.300 in that time. He’s out of options but could be retained via arbitration for two seasons beyond this one.

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17 Comments

  1. Gumby82

    2 years ago

    No other team in baseball would want any of those 4 players. Sell the damn team, Fisher!!!!

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    • statman

      2 years ago

      Now this ought to be the thing that brings a’s fans to the old ballpark!

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      • NineChampionships

        2 years ago

        If the Olson/Chapman/Semien/Montas/Hendricks et al squad couldn’t draw fans, no team in Oakland would. The fanbase is dead and the move to LV can’t come soon enough. Most of what’s left of the fanbase let their hatred of the owner override their support of the team and I find it very sad.

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        • prov356

          2 years ago

          Yeah, it’s disingenuous to complain about the team moving when attendance has been low for years.

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        • case

          2 years ago

          I think the TV ratings were also pretty good. People paying for tickets isn’t the only source of a team’s income.

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  2. Curly Was The Smart Stooge

    2 years ago

    I almost never read the Oakland articles, very sad
    Oakland is a fart in the wind, they stink today but everyone forgets them tomorrow
    A wasted franchise

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  3. LFGMets (Metsin7) #InEpplerIsGone!!!!

    2 years ago

    Surprised the As didn’t try to trade Tyler Wade for Goldschmidt and Arenado. He was a big Yankee trade piece while batting .200 not too long ago. Memories of trade ideas of Wade for players like Hader, Seager, and Olson come to mind

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  4. Buzz Killington

    2 years ago

    And that’s why they keep on losing, losing, losing.

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  5. fre5hwind

    2 years ago

    I loved the Athletics when they were good, wouldn’t minding seeing them in the wildcard, (2019,2020) Fisher has no idea what he’s doing, I feel so bad for Athletics fans.

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  6. Curly Was The Smart Stooge

    2 years ago

    I’m also an Athletic supporter, just never had the balls to admit it…

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  7. leftykoufax

    2 years ago

    Thr A’S and Royals fighting it out for the worst record.

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    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      2 years ago

      I thought the worst record was Milli Vanilli?

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      • leftykoufax

        2 years ago

        No, the worst record would go to “The chipmunks sing”
        It may have some lip syncing as well : )

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    • case

      2 years ago

      I can’t believe the Royals are keeping up with us, thought it was in the bag. A’s run out a team of struggling prospects, waiver claims, and below average aging veterans and the Royals can’t hang? Disturbing.

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  8. Birdieman2

    2 years ago

    Who? And Who?

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  9. Halo11Fan

    2 years ago

    Tyler Wade is a good guy. I wish him luck.

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  10. case

    2 years ago

    As Dave Chapelle would say, time to get off the bus. At the moment the franchise deserves 0 fans outside of the Vegas area.

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