Athletics Acquire Fernando Rodney
Aug 10, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:32 am
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The Oakland Athletics have acquired RHP Fernando Rodney from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league RHP Dakota Chalmers.
#Athletics acquire RHP Fernando Rodney from Minnesota in exchange for minor league RHP Dakota Chalmers.
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— AthleticsPR (@AthleticsPR) August 10, 2018
On the season, the 41 year-old reliever has a 3.09 ERA in 43.2 innings pitched with 25 saves and 50 strikeouts. In his 16 year career, he has 325 saves and an ERA of 3.70.
Rodney is the second bullpen pitcher the Athletics have acquired this season after they traded for Jeurys Familia from the Mets on July 21.