The Athletics have a minor-league deal with lefty Donnie Hart, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (Twitter link). It includes an invitation to the MLB side of camp.
Hart, 29, has bounced around the league a bit since wrapping up a three-year stint with the Orioles. He has 89 innings of 3.13 ERA ball under his belt in the majors, but clubs obviously aren’t believers in his ability to sustain that kind of productivity.
Though he has never been much of a strikeout pitcher, Hart has drawn a healthy number of groundballs (54.1%) in the big leagues and upper minors alike. The soft-tossing southpaw also has traditionally avoided too much damage at the hands of home runs, which is a nice feature in this era.
oaklandandpittsburgh
I feel he would be a good fit with us
angt222
Kind of signing by OAK where he still be a stud out of the pen.
thebaseballfanatic
I mean… he’s got a really funky motion, maybe he’ll confuse people.
Bashing Weiss
Looked at stats, one bad year. 2018 he was shelled by the Red Sox twice.
Drifter2479
The same year the Red Sox were accused of stealing signs? Maybe those numbers are inflated then?
gallenofbeer
Forget it Donnie, you’re out of your element!
Rangers29
A groundball pitcher, with the A’s defense, in that huge ballpark. Sign me up.
statman
he’s the perfect fit for the a’s … cheap!
lilpartialbaldo
Comes from a great family of wrestlers. Decided to do his own thing with baseball. Cheers to him.
Matt 18
What?
bkwalker510
his uncle is bret the hitman hart
hammer_time24
Why not pay the guy the league minimum until he shows that he doesn’t deserve it? His bottom line numbers have been more than serviceable in his career so far. It’s strange that he has to settle for a minor league deal.
DarkSide830
hasnt allowed a run in the majors since 2018
Buzz Saw
Kid has a lot of hart