You’ve heard some variation of “if the worst team in the league doesn’t want them, why do we?” a few times on comment boards, right? Well, the Oak... Sac.... Las Vegas.... uh, Athletics had a few depth arms depart, and we’ve scooped two of them up. On January 6, the Red Sox signed 33-year-old righty Austin Adams to a minor league contract, Ten days later, another pitcher who had innings for the A’s this past season, 31-year-old lefty Sean Newcomb, was signed to a similar deal.
Those aren’t the only non-roster invitees with Major League experience you’ll see in the bullpen (or, more likely, Worcester’s bullpen) in 2025, as Colorado’s Noah Davis, another multi-inning reliever, was also given a deal.