Changing Font: Athletics acquire shaky RHP Font from Dodgers
Posted April 25, 2018 7:00 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Oakland Athletics have acquired struggling right-hander Wilmer Font from the Los Angeles Dodgers for a minor league pitcher.
The trade was announced Wednesday, with the Dodgers getting lefty Logan Salow.
Font was 0-2 with an 11.32 ERA in six relief appearances for the Dodgers before he was designated for assignment on Monday. He pitched 10 1/3 innings and was tagged for five home runs, tied for the most among big league relievers.
The 27-year-old Font has pitched 14 games over parts of four seasons with Texas and the Dodgers.
The 23-year-old Salow was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA in four relief appearances for Class A Beloit. He was a sixth-round draft pick in 2017 by the A's.
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