The Oakland A’s signed a relief pitcher this week, one with MLB experience, and they did it in typically under-the-radar fashion.
The A’s inked right-hander Deolis Guerra to a minor league contract, the team announced Tuesday. He’s not on the 40-man roster, but is a non-roster invitee to spring training.
Oakland hasn’t picked up a single free agent on a major league deal this winter, making Guerra the most accomplished pitcher they’ve signed so far. He’s spent parts of five seasons in the majors and logged 103 innings, which is nearly as many as all the A’s other offseason acquisitions combined — two cash trades (Turley, Irvin), a Rule 5 pick (Jimenez), and two other minor league signings (Guduan, DuRapau), totaling 128 career frames.