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Athletics Select Kyle McCann

By Darragh McDonald | March 28, 2024 at 12:15pm CDT

The Athletics announced a series of Opening Day roster moves today. They selected the contract of catcher Kyle McCann and placed left-hander Sean Newcomb and infielder Aledmys Diaz on the 60-day injured list. Those two IL placements open spots for McCann and for lefty T.J. McFarland, who was acquired from the Dodgers earlier this week. Pitchers Scott Alexander, Luis Medina and Freddy Tarnok were placed on the 15-day IL while outfielder Miguel Andújar was placed on the 10-day IL.

McCann, 26, cracks a big league roster for the first time. A fourth-round pick from the 2019 draft, he was considered one of the club’s top 30 prospects in 2020 and 2021 but fell off after he struggled mightily in first taste of Double-A. He played 93 games there in 2021 but hit just .166/.283/.275, striking out in 37.1% of his plate appearances.

Since then, the strikeout problems have lingered but things have gone a bit better when he does put the bat on the ball. He split 2022 between Double-A and Triple-A, hitting 20 home runs that year while slashing .234/.338/.444. He struck out at 33.4% clip but also drew walks 12.2% of the time and his overall performance translated to a 100 wRC+, exactly average.

Last year, he struck out in 32.2% of his appearances, all at Triple-A, but hit 17 homers and slashed .270/.351/.474 for a wRC+ of 97. In this year’s Spring Training, he was punched out in 40.6% of his 32 plate appearances but also drew walks 15.6% of the time and hit two dingers for a .231/.375/.500 batting line.

Prior to this move, the A’s only had two catchers on their 40-man roster in Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom. The latter was optioned to Triple-A a couple of weeks ago, with the club seemingly preferring for him to have regular playing time as opposed to sitting on the bench as the backup to Langeliers. McCann will get to join the big league club and will be making his debut as soon as he gets into a game.

Newcomb has been battling soreness in his surgically-repaired left knee and it seemed the A’s don’t expect him to be able to return between now and late May. The same goes for Díaz, who has dealt with both a groin strain and a calf strain this spring.

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Athletics Transactions Aledmys Diaz Freddy Tarnok Kyle McCann Luis Medina Miguel Andujar Scott Alexander Sean Newcomb T.J. McFarland

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  1. zacharydmanprin

    2 years ago

    All the pieces are in place, now…

    Reply
    • Shadow Banned

      2 years ago

      Power move

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  2. oaklandfan22

    2 years ago

    WS run incoming

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    • ruff kuntry

      2 years ago

      Realistically, I think the A’s will be a .500 team this year. People don’t realize how good their young guys are coming up, but they will this year.

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      • chiefnocahoma1

        2 years ago

        Vegas has the O/U at 56.5 wins, the lowest in history. Sounds like you should bet the house.

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      • Dock_Elvis

        2 years ago

        You’re in ruff kuntry for sure!

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      • Buzz Saw

        2 years ago

        I think you mean a 50 win team

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  3. positively_broad_st

    2 years ago

    Thought maybe Kyle was related to Brian McCann. Apparently not, but his father, Joe, was a minor league pitcher in the early 1990’s. Good to see the son taking it to a higher level…

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  4. ruff kuntry

    2 years ago

    This was actually a bit of a surprise. I thought for sure Carlos Perez would win the backup job. He was terrible though in spring.

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    • ruff kuntry

      2 years ago

      Another surprise was Zach Jackson being demoted to AAA. I can’t believe they would rather go with Michael Kelly over him.

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      • Buzz Saw

        2 years ago

        Honestly Zach didn’t look right. I almost wonder if he is pitching hurt

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    • Buzz Saw

      2 years ago

      Yeah Perez looked slow this spring. I actually thought McCann might beat him out solely on how poorly Perez looked and not how good he did

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  5. Shadow Banned

    2 years ago

    That’s like buying a pack of toothpicks and saying you’re almost ready for the party

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  6. WrongM

    2 years ago

    Strange how guys named McCann always seem to be catchers.

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    • Digdugler

      2 years ago

      I just came to post this. It is really bizarre.

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      • Reynaldo's

        2 years ago

        Also from GA

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  7. dano62

    2 years ago

    Putting bucks on Wood getting his first opening day W today…

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  8. Jackalopal

    2 years ago

    I really don’t hate the A’s offense this year. The only huge hole is shortstop and Max Muncy Jr. is on the way

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  9. unpaidobserver

    2 years ago

    The run environment is so different between Midland and Las Vegas that I dont think it says much to put a combined slash. A 300/330/450 slash is a pedestrian slash in Vegas but the same is All-Star material at Midland (I mean depending on the age of the player).

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  10. Dock_Elvis

    2 years ago

    Fisher backloaded this deal. $1,000/175. Gotta keep money on the field

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  11. Doubledown2142

    2 years ago

    Was happy to see McCann make it instead of Perez. Might as well give him some run as the backup catcher.

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