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A’s Claim Anthony Kay

By Anthony Franco | October 24, 2023 at 3:47pm CDT

The A’s announced they’ve claimed lefty reliever Anthony Kay off waivers from the Mets. New York had attempted to outright him off the 40-man roster last week.

Kay, a UCONN product, was selected by the Mets with the #31 pick in the 2016 draft. The Mets sent him to the Blue Jays as part of the Marcus Stroman deal. Kay pitched parts of four seasons with the Jays, working to a 5.48 ERA through 70 2/3 innings. Toronto lost him on waivers to the Cubs last offseason.

While Chicago quickly ran Kay through waivers themselves, they added him back to the roster in mid-June. He pitched 13 times for the Cubs, allowing eight runs in 11 1/3 innings. The Mets snagged him back via waivers with a couple weeks left in the season. He made four appearances with his original organization, working 3 2/3 frames of three-run ball to close the year. Kay’s fastball sat just under 95 MPH on average, yet he managed just an 11:9 strikeout-to-walk ratio between the two clubs.

The 28-year-old has yet to find much major league success. He has allowed 5.67 earned runs per nine, striking out an average 22.4% of batters faced against a lofty 12% walk rate. Kay showed some intriguing swing-and-miss numbers in Triple-A this year, combining for a 3.76 ERA while fanning over a third of opponents in 40 2/3 frames. While a 13.3% walk percentage still hints at real control woes, the solid minor league season and his decent velocity intrigued the A’s front office.

Kay is out of options, so the A’s can’t send him to the minors without first running him through waivers (at which point he’d have the ability to elect free agency). If they keep him on the 40-man roster all offseason, he’d need to secure a job in the MLB bullpen.

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19 Comments

  1. Monkey’s Uncle

    2 years ago

    Oh, Kay.

    3
    Reply
  2. Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

    2 years ago

    A’s 2024 world champs confirmed.

    1
    Reply
  3. oaklandfan22

    2 years ago

    World Series here we come

    Reply
    • Spaced-Cowboy

      2 years ago

      Hope he wears #47…

      Reply
  4. Wheeler Dealer

    2 years ago

    Going to the A’s will prolong a MLB career by 3.2 seasons

    1
    Reply
  5. Missippi_has_3Ks

    2 years ago

    Meaningless move for the bottom feeding As

    1
    Reply
  6. case

    2 years ago

    Another top notch move proving that we don’t need to be on probation for revenue share embezzlement any more, obviously the A’s are investing all that money back into the club.

    Reply
  7. Bart Harley Jarvis

    2 years ago

    The A’s can claim the Yankees announcer? That is like, so weird.

    Reply
    • Missippi_has_3Ks

      2 years ago

      I always thought Michael Kay sounded like the “Macho Man” Randy Savage

      1
      Reply
  8. BaseballBrian

    2 years ago

    The hap,hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Anthony Bleeping Kay!

    3
    Reply
  9. Robrock30

    2 years ago

    I knew he was a wasted Mets draft choice from the get go lol

    1
    Reply
  10. This one belongs to the Reds

    2 years ago

    Instead of going to Jared, they went to Kay.

    2
    Reply
    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      2 years ago

      Nicely done diamond-centric comment.

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      Reply
  11. MacGromit

    2 years ago

    “Momma needs a new pair of shoes!” Worth a toss of the dice, When other teams are looking to try trim their 40 man roster for the off-season and for the Rule 5… the A’s are buy lottery tickets. Hope he works out.

    Seems like 3 teams thought there was something there. But that was when he had options.

    Reply
  12. Patrick Tracey

    2 years ago

    He’ll be off the 40 man roster before the Rule 5 draft

    Reply
    • stymeedone

      2 years ago

      Sure, it’s not like anyone would claim him in the rule 5.

      Reply
  13. Bill

    2 years ago

    Well, that was a quick reunion.

    Reply
  14. mang

    2 years ago

    UConn*

    Reply
  15. greg1

    2 years ago

    Well, his 5.67 career ERA is still an improvement on the A’s bottom three starters this past year. Should be able to help them get to 51 wins next year.

    Seriously, did a show girl wife inherit the team when her husband died and hates living in Cleveland, er, Oakland and is building a roster bad enough to allow her to move the team to LV at the end of the 2024 season?

    “This guy’s dead”, “cross him off the list then”.

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