The Oakland Athletics have called up Grant Holman to make his MLB debut.
The Oakland A's announced on Saturday that they have optioned Will Klein to the minor leagues, and taking his place will be 24-year-old Grant Holman, a sixth rounder for Oakland in 2021. The hard-throwing right-hander has been having a tremendous season in the minors, posting a combined 0.55 ERA in 40 games between Double-A and Triple-A.
While he allowed three earned runs with Las Vegas, leading to a 0.92 ERA in 29 1/3 innings, his periperal numbers may have been even better. In the ten extra innings between the two levels, he allowed just one more hit, leading to a .131 average against and a 0.89 WHIP. The first time he allowed a run all season was on June 28, a two-inning outing in which he gave up two. He has allowed just one other run all year, on July 27.
The righty said that the biggest change he made this season was in where he stands on the pitching rubber. Last season, when he held a 5.85 ERA across 32 1/3 innings in Double-A, he was pitching more on the first base side, and this season he has moved to the middle of the rubber.
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