A's Call Up Kuhnel, Option Morales

0:00On April 7th, the Oakland A's shook up their roster today, optioning starter Luis Morales to AAA Las Vegas after two rough outings and some. Straight top for manager Marcosé. In his place, they called a veteran reliever Joel Cono, ahead of the New York Yankees series. Cunelle bounced around AAA last year, starting with the Philadelphia Phillies before joining the Yankees mid-July. He signed with the A's last December as a free agent, putting up a 3.53 ERA over 63 and two-thirds innings striking out. 21.6% of batters, while walking just 4.2%. That low walk rate hits perfect after the A's issue 29 free passes over the weekend against the Houston Astros nearly 10 per game. He adds tested depth to a bullpen heavy on young arms, beyond guys like Scott Barlow and Mark Ladder Jr., especially with starters only going five. Innings in two of six games last week. Early this season in the minors, Cunelle's tossed three scoreless innings without a hit,

1:02one walk and six strikeouts, including a two-inning stint. He's leaning harder on his sinker at 43% usage with 96-mile per hour heat. Up from before, boosting his ground ball rate above. 65% to clear 40 man space, the A's shifted Gunnar Hogland to the 60-day injured list for a hip impingement on top of his backstrain. With Cunelle in the mix, the bullpen looks deeper heading into Yankee Stadium and that met's matchup later this week. That wraps MLB news today brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.