The Oakland Athletics (or A\’s) have placed RHP Jesse Hahn on the 10-day DL (triceps) and have recalled RHP Jharel Cotton from Nashville (AAA).
Hahn, 27, has a 3.81 ERA and 41 K\’s in 49.2 innings this year. He has a career 3.82 ERA with 198 K\’s in 266 innings for the A\’s and San Diego Padres.
Cotton, 25, has a 5.68 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 38 innings this year for the A\’s. He has a 2.25 ERA and 13 K\’s in 12 minor league innings this year. He has a 4.14 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 67.1 career MLB innings over two seasons in Oakland.
After being scratched in a start against the New York Yankees, RHP Kendall Graveman is also expected to hit the DL.
Graveman, 26, has a 3.83 ERA in 47 innings this year, striking out 32 batters. He has a career 4.05 ERA with 221 strikeouts in 353.1 innings for the A\’s and Toronto Blue Jays. He was part of the huge trade that sent slugger Josh Donaldson to Toronto.
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