The A’s announced they’ve selected reliever Tyler Ferguson onto the major league roster. Dany Jiménez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. To open a spot on the 40-man roster, Oakland designated Lazaro Armenteros for assignment.
Ferguson gets his first major league call at age 30. A Vanderbilt product, he entered the professional ranks in 2015 as a sixth-round pick of the Rangers. Ferguson topped out at High-A in the Texas system and was released shortly before the start of the 2019 season. He bounced between the independent Can-Am and American Associations between brief affiliated stints in the Dodgers and Braves systems. Ferguson made it as high as Triple-A with Atlanta before qualifying for minor league free agency.
The right-hander spent last season working in multi-inning relief with Arizona’s top farm team in Reno. He posted a 5.49 ERA over 78 2/3 innings and returned to free agency. The A’s signed him to a minor league deal with an invitation to MLB camp early in the winter. He tossed 8 2/3 innings of one-run ball this spring and opened the regular season in Vegas.
Ferguson has logged 15 frames over 14 appearances for the Aviators. He has allowed eight runs (only four of which were earned) while striking out 24 hitters. That strong start was enough to crack the A’s bullpen after a nearly decade-long climb through the professional ranks. He steps in for Jiménez, who has walked 13 of his first 67 opponents.
Armenteros, 25 this month, has yet to reach the big leagues. The right-handed hitting outfielder was a high-profile amateur signee out of Cuba back in 2016. Massive strikeout totals have long since damaged his prospect stock. Even though Armenteros hadn’t shown signs of significantly improving his contact skills, the A’s surprisingly added him to the 40-man roster to keep him from getting to minor league free agency at the start of last offseason.
The A’s assigned Armenteros to Triple-A for the first time this year. He has punched out a staggering 37 times in 72 plate appearances, making him the only Triple-A hitter (minimum 50 PAs) to strike out more than half the time. He’ll likely end up on waivers in the next few days. Assuming he goes unclaimed, the A’s could assign him back to Las Vegas without keeping him on the 40-man roster.
The joke is on the “A’s” if they leave Oakland like the pathetic cowards that they are.
Property values right around the stadium are skyrocketing at unprecedented international levels. That’s why all sorts of movie stars and other celebrities are buying houses right around the stadium at record rates. Thats also why the stadium right around the stadium is now very widely referred to ‘Malibu North’. Even people in SoCal Malibu call it that now. Go ahead and leave, “A’s”. Dont need them, don’t want them
The joke is on the ungrateful “A’s” if they leave Oakland like the pathetic cowards that they are.
I’m sure the A’s care a lot.
@darkside. I don’t know if op’s comment is true, but team owners 100% care about property values. Teams are just real estate investors with govt subsidies at this point.
Cope better
You are probably the worst poster on this site. Total loser. #Trashtros
I remember when everyone was really hyped up for “Lazarito” when he signed as an International Free Agent in 2017.
Literally hyped as in a hype video. Might be some of the reason no one pays attn to these things anymore…
Dude was built like a college linebacker at 17. And I mean a D1 linebacker that has been roiding since sophomore year of high school, D1 linebacker.
I thought Lazarito was a raising star for the A’s. Apparently not… Maybe they can resign him…
It’s impossible to project 17 year olds, in baseball and in life.
gonna try and avoid the creepy vibe this might give off
What a great story about Tyler Ferguson. A 30 year old rookie. Welcome to The Show. You are now a major leaguer and nothing can take that away from you.
Getting ready for the playoff push. Could see the A’s getting a Wild Card spot and knocking off one of the top garbage teams, like the O’s, from the first round.
Malibu North? Good stuff you are smoking. More like San Francisco west. There will be zero reason to go to Oakland after the A’s leave.
If the A’s ever start hitting they could nab a wild card.
Reminder that “TheOpener” (the guy who used to spam ‘The next time they’re called the “Trashtros” or theres any reference to “cheating” theres going to be a problem’) is now called “Username1” and he’s starting to do his schtick again. So mute him when you can.
@Steinbrenner2728
Are you advertising to the public that we should also mute you? Why even waste your time with such trolling behaviour.
Jordan Diaz now has more worth to the A’s than Lazaro . It seemed like he was making progress in Lansing , but I guess that is a world away of chase pitches from pitchers who are trying to make it themselves . When you have to clean out your locker hopefully it wakes him up .
Is Lazaro Amenteros Greek for Matt Barnes?