{"id":74435,"date":"2024-05-25T20:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T00:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=74435"},"modified":"2024-05-25T20:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T00:11:42","slug":"ross-stripling-injured-list-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/25\/ross-stripling-injured-list-may\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fifth Oakland A&#8217;s Starting Pitcher Heads To The Injured List in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oakland Athletics placed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stripro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ross Stripling<\/a>\u00a0on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to a strained right elbow. Stripling started on Friday against the Houston Astros, but struggled and lasted only 3 2\/3 innings. Though many might blame his elbow issues for the poor start, Stripling has largely struggled all season long.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Updated Oakland Athletics roster\/depth chart:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022SP Ross Stripling (strained elbow) placed on 15-Day IL.<br \/>\n\u2022RP Tyler Ferguson recalled.<br \/>\n\u2022RP Jack O&#8217;Loughlin has contract selected.<\/p>\n<p>Roster\/Depth Chart: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RN3IVnXzr7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/RN3IVnXzr7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SP Probables Grid: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6NT3DZpKoz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/6NT3DZpKoz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Athletics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Athletics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vAXE0f8uhH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vAXE0f8uhH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason R.R. Martinez (FanGraphs\/RosterResource) (@JasonRRMartinez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonRRMartinez\/status\/1794441914579865897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Oakland announced that the team designated pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bielabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Bielak<\/a> for assignment while calling up righty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ferguty01,fergus003tyl&amp;search=Tyler+Ferguson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Ferguson<\/a>\u00a0and Australian southpaw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=olough000jac&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=olough000jac&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">O\u2019Loughlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stripling represents the fifth starting pitcher the Athletics have placed on the injured list this month. Saturday&#8217;s roster moves will provide the team with two fresh arms for at least the weekend.<\/p>\n<h2>Oakland Athletics Place Ross Stripling On The Injured List<\/h2>\n<p>The Athletics <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/02\/02\/ross-stripling-trade-giants-athletics\/\" target=\"_self\">traded for Stripling<\/a> this winter, hoping he could provide veteran innings and possibly serve as a trade chip at the deadline. Unfortunately, Stripling has produced a 5.82 ERA across 55 2\/3 innings and 11 starts. Part of his struggles come from a failure to induce ground balls and strikeouts. Stripling also is not throwing hard or getting hitters to swing and miss.<\/p>\n<p>However, other numbers indicate Stripling has pitched better than these numbers indicate. First, metrics like SIERA and BABIP say that the veteran has been hurt by factors like poor batted-ball fortune, a bad strand rate, and poor defense. Plus, he successfully limited hard contact while posting an excellent 4.8 percent walk rate.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear how long Stripling will be on the injured list. But, Oakland is surely hoping he&#8217;ll return in time to regain some value before the deadline. When at his best, he can provide a contending team with valuable innings in the back of the rotation or in a multi-inning bullpen role.<\/p>\n<h3>Brandon Bielak DFA&#8217;d<\/h3>\n<p>Bielak made only three appearances for the short-handed Athletics. Even more, he pitched pretty well. In three appearances, he tossed 5 2\/3 innings with a 3.18 ERA. Not much should be taken from such a short sample, but Oakland needs innings and Bielak has a history of roughly league-average production.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Astros pitcher Brandon Bielak embraces new opportunity with A\u2019s:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7M8YOYRU5Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7M8YOYRU5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthewkawahara\/status\/1794156303352500569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like Stripling, Bielak has plenty of experience both starting and coming out of the bullpen. Plus, he is able to provide multiple innings in relief. With the Athletics, Bielak tossed 2 2\/3 innings in two of his three outings.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/16\/brandon-bielak-astros-athletics-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">team acquired him<\/a> right after they placed another <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/15\/athletics-veteran-alex-wood-injured-list\/\" target=\"_self\">veteran starter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/woodal02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Wood<\/a>, on the injured list, so perhaps his acquisition simply resulted from a need for innings. With Stripling on the injured list and Bielak also pitching on Friday, Oakland clearly valued fresh and healthy arms in Ferguson and O\u2019Loughlin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oakland Athletics placed pitcher Ross Stripling\u00a0on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to a strained right elbow. Stripling started on Friday against the Houston Astros, but struggled and lasted only 3 2\/3 innings. Though many might blame his elbow issues for the poor start, Stripling has largely struggled all season long. 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