Athletics Add Southpaw Who Could Make Quick Impact

The failure of this season should not have been placed on Forst, as the team has suffered numerous injuries and now might be without Nick Kurtz for the remainder of the season as well.

Shea Langeliers is likely out for the rest of the season , and Brent Rooker was also announced to be out for the season. The A's have been without all these stars, and now they are looking to get the help they need via the waiver wire.

Athletics Claim Drew Rom From Milwaukee

On Tuesday, the A's announced that they had claimed southpaw Drew Rom from the Milwaukee Brewers. Rom, 26, has pitched in nearly 40 big-league innings in a pair of seasons with the Brew Crew and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Unfortunately, it has not been all sunshine and rainbows for Rom in the big leagues, as he posted an abysmal 8.02 ERA in 33.2 innings last year in St. Louis. This season, he's had more success. He currently holds a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings for Milwaukee.

While he has not had lots of run in the big leagues for Milwaukee this season, his numbers in Triple-A likely sparked the move for the A's interim GM.

Rom posted a 2.20 ERA in 41 innings this season in Triple-A. That success could carry over to pitching in a new minor league stadium in West Sacramento for the A's, should the team call his name soon.

Rom Could Make His A's Debut Soon

The A's have a clear lack of bullpen depth, and adding this southpaw could be huge for them. Hogan Harris has been great all season, and they got a hot run out of Jose Suarez for a while, but he's cooled down tremendously since.

The team added Scott Blewett about a week ago, and he's been solid since joining the Green and Gold. It seems like the A's are living on the waiver wire, which is smart considering they need every arm they can get.

Dallas Keuchel could also join the A's soon, as the team likely didn't sign the veteran just to rot in Triple-A for the rest of the season. Expect to see either southpaw join the mix sooner rather than later.