Yusmeiro Petit: 5-2, 2.76 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 101/18 K/BB, 91.1 IP
2 years, $10 million
Some of the A's' top prospects are starting to come of age, including hitters Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Franklin Barreto, Dustin Fowler, and Renato Nunez and pitchers Jharel Cotton, Paul Blackburn, and potentially even A.J. Puk and Grant Holmes, so contention may not be too far off for Oakland. Yusmeiro Petit, their newest veteran reliever, was actually much better than you might realize last season. Over 60 appearances, which totaled 91.1 innings, he posted a 2.76 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and a 101/18 strikeout to walk ratio, racking up 21.91 RE24. 20.77 of that RE24 was put up in relief, good for the 12th best among all MLB relievers this year. Petit can be stretched out and even start in an emergency, quietly making him one of the most valuable relievers in baseball. With Blake Treinen, Santiago Casilla, Daniel Coulombe, and Ryan Dull also in that bullpen, the A's could be contenders soon.
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