The Athletics have agreed to a deal with righty Michael Ynoa, according to the Roster Roundup Twitter page. It’ll be a minor-league deal for the 28-year-old.
This represents a reunion of sorts for Ynoa, who started his pro career in the Oakland org and ended up being shipped to the White Sox in the Jeff Samardzija swap. Ynoa missed all of 2018 due to injury and was dropped early in 2019 by the Royals after 17 Triple-A appearances.
Ynoa has long struggled to rein in the walks — an issue that arose again last year. Through 59 MLB innings, he carries a 4.42 ERA with 8.1 K/9 and 5.9 BB/9. He has thrown 16 2/3 intriguing innings in Dominican winter all action of late, racking up 28 strikeouts while allowing five earned runs on just four hits … along with a dozen free passes.
Ya know a ….this could be a diamond in the rough….
It’s not. I’ve been hearing about him since I was a little kid and I’m 70 now.
This seems totally legit.
How is Michael Ynoa not 40 years old?
Because he was signed when he was 4
This guy was supposed to be their next Felix Hernandez lol. Oh well, he does have a mid 90s plus fastball. Worth a flier for AAA depth
At this point he’d be lucky to be the next Felix Heredia.
considering he was injured his whole A’s tenure, who knows what he could have been
Didn’t Ynoa set a record for biggest signing bonus for a player from the Dominican Republic?
I assume it’s just a 1 day signing so he can retire as an A.
Y’all laugh but he has a perfect 2-0 record.
He has very nice eyes