The Athletics have played five games so far this spring in Cactus League play. They have three wins, one tie, and one loss over that span. Today, before getting ready to take on the San Diego Padres, they announced a few roster moves. These moves were made to fill out their roster before the game in Arizona.
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RHP-Wander Guante
The Athletics have assigned Guante to the roster today ahead of the game with the Padres. The Twenty-four-year-old Right-hand pitcher pitched for three levels last season in the minors. 14 games at A+, 13 games at Double-A, and six games with the Triple-A team in Las Vegas. On the year he pitched in 101.1 innings with a five-win, five-loss record and a 5.24 ERA. He struck out 78 batters while walking 45. He started eight of the 33 games he appeared in.
3B – Luke Mann
Mann was assigned to the Athletics roster today before facing off against the Padres. Mann played in 118 games last year. These games were between A and A+ levels. Most of those games were with the A+ level Lansing Lugnuts. In 118 games Mann had a .245 batting average and slashed .330/.407/.737. He had 18 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, and 57 RBIs on the year.
CF – Junior Perez
The Athletics have assigned Perez to the roster ahead of today’s match-up with the Padres. The twenty-three-year-old spent all of last season playing with the Midland RockHounds in Double-A. He played in 98 games with the Rockhounds with a .220 batting average and slashing .304/.372/.676. In those games, he had 24 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 52 RBIs, and stole 28 bases.
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RHP – Stevie Emanuels
The Athletics have assigned the RHP Emanuels to the roster before stepping on the field against the Padres today. Last spring Emanuels appeared in seven games working five innings for the Athletics. He had a 1.80 ERA while striking out ten batters. He only appeared in 17 games last season in the minors working between Midland Double-A and Las Vegas Triple-A. He had a 7.00 ERA over 18 innings pitched without factoring in a decision all year. He spent the majority of the year on the injured list. He was placed on the 7-day injured list on June 4th, 2024. This happened shortly after being assigned to the Las Vegas Aviators.
Overview:
The Athletics players will experience a unique year. They will play their home games in the Minor League Park in Sacramento. These moves are common at this time of year. The team fills out their rosters in preparation for the spring training game. The Athletics aim to surprise people in the American League West this year. Many write them off because of their home ballpark situation. The Spring is young but the Athletics have been playing well to start the Spring in Cactus League play.
