It has been a long and winding season for Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk, but the young lefty made enough progress in the second half to hopefully have some momentum heading into next season. Waldichuk began the 2023 season in the rotation, but struggled enough that he ended up in the bullpen. Waldichuk posted a 6.63 ERA during the first half and was carrying an ERA of over 10 over the first two months of the season. It has been a different story in the second half where Waldichuk has a 4.04 ERA and 4.