The Athletics have signed right-hander Austin Pruitt to a minor league deal, in response to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas and can present the A’s with some non-roster depth.
The A’s are a lot aware of Pruitt, as he spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons with them. He tossed 103 2/3 innings for Oakland over these two campaigns, permitting 3.65 earned runs per 9. His 16.2% strikeout charge in that point was subpar however he demonstrated good management by limiting walks to a 5% clip and his 41.2% floor ball charge was near league common.
That’s usually been the recipe over Pruitt’s profession total. He’s additionally spent a while with the Rays, Astros, Marlins and Rangers, with 315 main league innings, a 4.54 ERA, 16.6% strikeout charge, 5.6% stroll charge and 45.7% floor ball charge.
On the finish of final 12 months, he was outrighted off Oakland’s roster and signed a minor league take care of Texas within the offseason. He was chosen to the roster in mid-April however made simply 4 appearances earlier than touchdown on the injured checklist with a proper knee medial meniscus harm. He started a rehab project on the finish of June however the Rangers launched him on the finish of July quite than add him again onto the roster.
After about three weeks on the open market, he’s landed in a well-recognized spot by signing with the A’s. Oakland has just a few veterans on the injured checklist, with Austin Adams, Scott Alexander, Alex Wooden and Trevor Gott all on the shelf. Of the pitchers at the moment on the lively roster, Ross Stripling and T.J. McFarland are the one ones with greater than three years of main league service time. If the A’s want a recent arm in some unspecified time in the future, Pruitt might be known as upon as somebody with expertise.
