The A’s have always tried to find easy or cheap ways to add talent to the organization, whether or not the team is expecting to contend or is going through a rebuild.
There aren't too many transactions happening these days, but the Kansas City Royals' depth chart does look a bit thinner than it did to end the season.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates signed a relief pitcher with MLB experience this past season to their franchise. The Pirates signed right-haned reliever Noah Murdock to a minor league deal on Nov.
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The Rule 5 draft in Major League Baseball is all about teams trying to pull a fast one on each other. When certain players have been in the minor leagues with the same team for several years and have yet to be added to their team's 40-man roster, they can be claimed by another participating team in the Rule 5 draft, held each December.
According to the MLB.com transactions page, the Athletics have officially returned Rule 5 draftee Noah Murdock to the Kansas City Royals after designating the right-hander for assignment on Friday.
After Wednesday's loss to the Seattle Mariners, it looked as though the writing was on the wall for former Athletics right-hander Noah Murdock. When manager Mark Kotsay was asked about the Rule 5 pick after the game, it seemed as though Murdock wouldn't be on the roster after the off-day on Thursday.
The Athletics have had a lot of success with the Rule 5 Draft in the past, and coming into the season, it was looking as though their latest selection, Noah Murdock, formerly of the Kansas City Royals, was their latest literal steal.
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The Ahtletics and Kansas City Royals have had some overlapping players over the past year or so, partially because of the trade they made at last year's deadline.
While this year's Virginia baseball team had a big breakthrough weekend by completing a three-game sweep over No. 20 Stanford, it's also been a great couple of days for the program on the professional alumni front, as two former UVA pitchers made their Major League baseball debuts.
The A’s have informed Rule 5 pick Noah Murdock that he made the roster, manager Mark Kotsay told Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. The 6’8″ righty will get the opportunity to make his MLB debut.
This past off-season, the A's added 26-year-old Noah Murdock from the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 draft. The right-hander has yet to make his MLB Debut, but that will change in the next couple of weeks, as today, manager Mark Kotsay has informed Murdock that he will make the A's roster.