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A’s Designate Janson Junk For Assignment

By Steve Adams | September 5, 2024 at 11:47am CDT

The A’s have designated right-hander Janson Junk for assignment and recalled left-hander Brady Basso from Triple-A Las Vegas, the team announced Thursday.

Junk was claimed off waivers just six days ago. He made his first and only appearance for Oakland last night in a nightmare outing wherein he faced eight batters and allowed them all to reach base (six hits, two walks). Junk was charged with seven earned runs and did not record an out.

Disastrous as that outing was, Junk has been quite effective in Triple-A this season and had a nice year at that level with the Brewers in 2023. He’s pitched 50 innings with a 3.60 earned run average for the Triple-A affiliates of the Brewers and Astros this season, and last year the now-28-year-old righty logged 140 innings with a 4.18 ERA, 15.8% strikeout rate and 7.4% walk rate for Milwaukee’s top affiliate in Nashville. Junk’s calamitous outing with the A’s sent his career ERA in 40 major league innings careening from 5.18 to 6.75. He’s been far better in Triple-A, with 266 innings of 4.26 ERA ball and consistently strong walk rates.

Basso, 26, made his big league debut earlier this season and tossed 3 1/3 innings. The former 16th-round pick breezed through six Double-A starts this year (2.84 ERA, 30.5 K%, 2.9 BB%) and has now appeared in 16 Triple-A games (12 starts). In 67 2/3 innings in Vegas, he’s logged a 5.19 ERA while fanning 26.4% of his opponents against a 7.5% walk rate.

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32 Comments

  1. Suncloud

    1 year ago

    Believe the “move” from Oakland when it actually happens- not a minute before. Theres a good reason why there hasn’t been a word about the “move” or the new “stadium” in months: they’re staying in Oak-town and the Coliseum, and that’s that. If they just get rid of Mt Davis, it will be restored to a top 3 MLB stadium. 1 small renovation away from being restored to greatness. Also explains why the real estate around immediately around the stadium is skyrocketing in value and all sorts of movie actors, CEO’s, etc are moving in to live full time or at least buying vacation homes/extra properties there.

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    • frankiegxiii

      1 year ago

      I hope you’re right

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    • Tyfcpsts

      1 year ago

      Umm, not one single thing you said is either accurate or will possibly happen. They sold their half of the coliseum, so if they had to rent again they would be paying an insane rate, which is definitely not worth it because that stadium is COOKED. One, they would never spend money to remove Mt Davis, that in itself would be millions of dollars. Two, ‘1 small’ renovation is complete nonsense. Even a large renovation would only bring it back to being a top 20 stadium…in 1989.

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      • Suncloud

        1 year ago

        Best view in MLB without Mt Davis and the A’s have been defaming the Coliseum for year in an effort to try to strong arm it and blackmail it. It should sue for defamation.

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        • Bart Harley Jarvis

          1 year ago

          It was a beautiful view, and it’s a darn shame Mt. Davis was ever built.

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        • Tyfcpsts

          1 year ago

          Nice view yes, best view not even close. Sue Alameda County for building Mt Davis but it is no longer the A’s problem whatsoever.

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    • layventsky

      1 year ago

      Don’t forget the plumbing issues, i.e. sewer backup.

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      • Suncloud

        1 year ago

        Manufactured issue, never actually happened.

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    • Paleobros

      1 year ago

      Hey Suncloud, you forgot your usual part about how unbelievable it is that nobody that played on the A’s 1989 WS champ team is still on the team.

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      • sad tormented neglected mariners fan

        1 year ago

        What??? I thought mark McGwire and Jose canseco are still playing!

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        • This one belongs to the Reds

          1 year ago

          Harold Reynolds isn’t playing any more and working for MLB Network? Whaaaaaaat???

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    • thebirds

      1 year ago

      One man’s junk is another man’s junk

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    • deepseamonster32

      1 year ago

      If the Vegas stadium deal falls apart, they could demolish and rebuild the Coliseum. But that stadium has more problems than Mt. Davis

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  2. Mercenary.Freddie.Freeman

    1 year ago

    Athletics thought he was garbage and threw him away.

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    • User 899214610

      1 year ago

      Junk comment

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      • Bucket Number Six

        1 year ago

        Junk in, Junk out.

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      • This one belongs to the Reds

        1 year ago

        Face it, he was a Junk baller.

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  3. For Love of the Game

    1 year ago

    Wow, what was Mark Kotsay thinking leaving a guy out there for 8 batters when he can’t even record an out?

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    • kellin

      1 year ago

      33 pitches by Junk + pitch clock. The only thing I can think of is that Kotsay didn’t have a backup bullpen arm ready to go. I haven’t paid attention to a bullpen in ages, but I can remember when I was younger there were often two guys in the bullpen warming up

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  4. davengmusic

    1 year ago

    You know it’s bad when you can’t get an out against Seattle.

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  5. mazbilleroski

    1 year ago

    Junk has been tossed onto the trash heap of life

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  6. Os1995

    1 year ago

    Gotta get rid of your junk before you move.

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  7. Rsox

    1 year ago

    1 game, 7 runs, 6 hits, 0 outs recorded. If nothing else he definitely lived up to his name…

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  8. highflyballintorightfield

    1 year ago

    MLBTR must be hoping that this guy keeps getting passed around like a bottle of JD at a Tennessee tailgate. Easy jokes mean $ clicks.

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  9. AlBundysFanClubPresident

    1 year ago

    Brewers will bring him back this winter, if not sooner.

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  10. Topshelf Nick

    1 year ago

    Somebody’s junk is someone else’s treasure

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    • vinc3nt3

      1 year ago

      Is it in the trunk??

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  11. phenomenalajs

    1 year ago

    Did they call Junk-Luggers?

    Reply
  12. Non Roster Invitee

    1 year ago

    Junk his ERA is infinity and beyond!

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  13. PickleNPeanutButter

    1 year ago

    In other news, Trey Trash and Gary Garbage both promoted by the Watson Wastes AAA club.

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  14. nosake

    1 year ago

    Completely off-topic but what’s going on with Jeremy Pena? Tons of errors at SS. Mauricio Dubon is salivating to take over that spot.

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  15. MLBTR needs to hire editors

    1 year ago

    Great, the incompetent Steve Adams is at it again. “Disastrous as that outing was” is NOT PROPER ENGLISH. You can’t just leave “as” out at the start of the sentence. It isn’t optional, just like correct grammar isn’t optional for professional writers like Adams.

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