The Oakland A’s have signed Matt McSwain
The A’s have signed 26-year old righty reliever/starter Matt McSwain to a minor league deal. McSwain pitched in 19 games (6 starts) in AA-ball for the Pirates this year and he was 4-2 with a 4.88 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. He has now pitched in 164 games (61 starts) in his first seven years in the minors and he is 33-23 with 7 saves, a 3.76 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. It will be interesting to see if he ever gets to Oakland as the odds are against him.