Oakland A's Shake Up Pitching Staff

0:00It's April 7, I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. The Oakland A's pitching staff had a rough week, posting a team ERA of 5.94 over 6 games and handing out 43 walks, 9 more. Then any other squad. Despite that mess, they split those games at 3 wins and 3 losses, even snagging a series from the AL West leading Houston Astros. Major Mark Cotsai called it out after Saturday's presser, saying those sloppy outings don't cut it anymore with the higher expectations this year. On Monday, they optioned reliever Hogan Morales to triple A Las Vegas to shake things up. Now they're calling up veteran Rady Joel Cunnell, 31 years old, as the corresponding move. He'll add some strike throwing stability after a solid spring, including six strikeouts in three scoreless innings with the aviators. The big question lingers on Friday's starter against the Mets. Could it be Cade Morales, who's crushing it in triple A with a 2.45 ERA?

1:03Over 11 frames? He's got Mets ties from that Paul Blackburn trade, or maybe JT Gin shiss from the pin, keeping roster move simple. Either way, these tweaks aim to steady the ship early, and we'll see how Cunnell slots in while the rotation puzzle sorts itself out.