3 years agoThe Oakland Athletics placed relief pitcher Dany Jimenez (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday due to a right shoulder strain. The move comes as a bit of a surprise as there'd been no indication that he was hurt going into the week. As of this writing, there's no word on the severity of his injury. Jimenez leads the A's with 11 saves on the year, but he'd been struggling lately, pitching to an ugly 13.50 ERA over 4.2 innings this month. A.J. Puk and Zach Jackson have been the team's top two relievers recently and either could be an option for saves with Jimenez out. The team could also opt to give Lou Trivino another shot at the closing role. He opened the year as the team's closer, but he's been dreadful with an 8.66 ERA and a 1.98 WHIP on the season. If you want to gamble on someone here, take a chance on Puk, who has a stellar 1.93 ERA and 5.2 K/BB ratio on the year.--Andrew Ericksen - RotoBaller
Source: Melissa Lockard