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A’s Move Ross Stripling To Bullpen

By Anthony Franco | August 13, 2024 at 7:25pm CDT

The A’s are bumping Ross Stripling into a relief role, manager Mark Kotsay said before tonight’s matchup with the Mets (X link via Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Oakland recalled right-hander Joe Boyle to start today, so the 6’7″ hurler will presumably stick in the starting five.

Oakland acquired Stripling and Alex Wood in the hope that they’d serve as veteran anchors to a fairly young rotation. The A’s reportedly took on $9.25MM of Stripling’s $12.5MM salary when they acquired him from the Giants in February. They signed Wood for $8.5MM on a one-year free agent deal. Neither acquisition has provided much in terms of on-field value. Wood made nine starts before suffering a shoulder injury that required season-ending surgery. Stripling lost two months to an elbow injury and hasn’t gotten good results when healthy.

Over 14 starts, the veteran right-hander carries a 5.72 earned run average. He’s striking out a career-low 12.5% of opposing hitters. Stripling has continued to attack the strike zone but simply hasn’t missed enough bats to be consistently effective. He has completed six innings in three of his 14 appearances. He allowed six runs in one of those. His only quality starts are a seven-inning, one-run performance against the Red Sox on April 3 and the six scoreless frames he worked against Pittsburgh on May 1.

Oakland welcomed Stripling back from the injured list just before the trade deadline. There presumably wasn’t much interest from other teams. (The A’s did move Paul Blackburn, whom they’ve tagged for seven runs tonight, to the Mets on deadline day.) Stripling has made three starts since returning. He had a nice showing against the Giants on July 31 but was hit hard by the Angels and White Sox in his other appearances.

With Stripling scuffling, the A’s are going with almost entirely unproven arms in their rotation. JP Sears is the most established member of the staff. Rule 5 pick Mitch Spence got a rotation spot in the middle of May and has turned in back-of-the-rotation production. The hard-throwing Boyle joins Joey Estes and Osvaldo Bido at the back end. Stripling assumes the long relief role which the A’s opened by designating Kyle Muller for assignment this afternoon.

Sears is the only member of that group who entered the season with even a year of major league service. They’re all trying to establish themselves as longer-term members of the pitching staff. Stripling, by contrast, seems likely to be a one-year acquisition. He’ll be a free agent next winter. He turned in an excellent 3.01 ERA for the Blue Jays two years back but carries a 5.52 mark over 161 1/3 frames since signing a $25MM contract with San Francisco over the 2022-23 offseason.

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  1. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    11 months ago

    Ross stripling, starter or piggybacker for his career?

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  2. Clofreesz

    11 months ago

    Expected. After 2022 he simply collapsed.

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  3. TellItGoodbye

    11 months ago

    Rip FZ all you want, but dumping Strip and Wood were two of his better moves.

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    • TigersLoveCinnamon

      11 months ago

      Wrong Alex dude. Wood was a free agent, he dumped Cobb

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      • TellItGoodbye

        11 months ago

        Right you are. But at least he didn’t resign him.

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  4. RBFSSolution

    11 months ago

    Ross Stripling calls his Roger Beshens Football Slider the death pitch.
    If Ross just says Roger Beshens has been showing Brent Strom his football slider since spring training and it’s thrown with an on center grip, throw like football, stiff wrist Ross just may free up his pent-up subconcious true feelings.

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    • Acoss1331

      11 months ago

      Uhh…what?

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    • TigersLoveCinnamon

      11 months ago

      Wtf you on about?

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  5. Gumby82

    11 months ago

    Why not cut Stiripling, a FA after this season, instead of Kyle Muller, who is under control for 5 more years, was improving and was the only hope of making the Sean Murphy trade salvageable? Oh, I know why. Because that makes sense and this is the A’s I’m talking about. FU JOHN FISHER AND FU DAVID FORST! FJF

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    • Gumby82

      11 months ago

      * Stripling

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  6. Fbi

    11 months ago

    If not super pricey wouldn’t be reopposed to a reunion with pete walker. He was good there in his last year in Toronto.

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  7. Edp007

    11 months ago

    A’s doing a nice job of rebuilding. Some nice young talent only getting better with mlb experience . More on the way (Wilson ).
    Looking a lot better than many teams.
    Don’t be surprised see them around 500 next season.

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    • Gumby82

      11 months ago

      I agree, but they didn’t have to rebuild in the first place. I know they operate as a nickel and dime company, and that’s why cheap owners shouldn’t be allowed to own professional sports franchises

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      • Edp007

        11 months ago

        I think quietly A’s are confident of possibility of wild card contention next year. Keeping Rooker and Miller as controllable key cogs.
        Just a thought. lol but knowing the A’s they might dump them on off-season.
        Butler Bleday Langeliers Gelof Schumann only get better. Add Wilson couple solid vets ( Andujar back?) couple of just ok guys to fill out you’ve got a good lineup

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  8. jdgoat

    11 months ago

    Outside of one season in Toronto and some scattered starts in LA, he’s always been much better in the swing man role of a pitching staff. I wouldn’t be surprised if he finds success again outside of a conventional rotation spot.

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  9. Niekro floater

    11 months ago

    He did have his moments in LA n Toronto. Think too many times through line-up catches up w/him. Should be better outa pen w/limited role.

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    • julyn82001

      11 months ago

      Agreed. He is at a point in his career where he can mentor a young promising pitching staff the A’s have. Stripling already made his money anyway…

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