The Oakland Athletics did not make their final season on the Coliseum successful as they missed the postseason for a fourth straight season.
Though the Athletics broke their two-year streak of shedding greater than 100 video games, they got here shut with 93, they usually have quite a lot of work to do in the event that they wish to get again to being aggressive.
Offseason acquisitions for the Athletics embody pitchers Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs and T.J. McFarland, and third baseman Gio Urshela.
Now, the Athletics have made one other important transfer, touchdown a participant from the AL West rival Texas Rangers.
“Free-agent reliever Jose LeClerc and the A’s are in settlement on a one-year contract,” Robert Murray of FanSided wrote on X.
Free-agent reliever José LeClerc and the A’s are in settlement on a one-year contract.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) January 17, 2025
LeClerc is a 31-year-old aid pitcher who performed all eight seasons of his MLB profession with the Rangers.
In 2024, LeClerc appeared in 64 video games and was 6-5 with a 4.32 ERA, one save and 89 strikeouts in 66.2 innings pitched.
Although LeClerc has a excessive strikeout fee and is a veteran popping out of the bullpen, the Athletics will want much more assist to be aggressive in 2025.
The group will play their video games in Sacramento, California earlier than finally shifting to their everlasting residence of Las Vegas when that stadium is prepared.
With loads of modifications across the group, the A’s could have a tough time making an attempt to win their first AL West title since 2020.
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