Oakland Adds Bullpen Depth With Petit and Romo
The A’s continued to stockpile relievers over the weekend, signing free agents Yusmeiro Petit and Sergio Romo to one-year contracts, both for a little over $2 million for the 2021 season.
Petit is a familiar face in Oakland and will likely play a similar role as he has since 2018: pitching mostly mid-leverage innings, mainly in the sixth through eighth innings. He was rarely used for longer than an inning in 2020; the odd shape of the season and the more expansive roster made this less desirable and less necessary. Still, in the past, he’s been one of the closest players to the old long reliever archetype that has largely faded out of baseball.
Player | Appearances |
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Craig Stammen | 107 |
Yusmeiro Petit | 106 |
T.J. McFarland | 86 |
Anthony Swarzak | 85 |
Matt Albers | 83 |
Jesse Chavez | 81 |
Adam Warren | 60 |
Matt Andriese | 60 |
Michael Lorenzen | 59 |
Jared Hughes | 54 |
Adam Ottavino | 52 |
Wade LeBlanc | 52 |
Seth Lugo | 50 |
Brad Brach | 50 |
Anthony Bass | 50 |
Among active pitchers, only Stammen has made more two-inning relief appearances. Compared to history, though, 106 appearances only gets Petit into a tie for 323rd all-time, behind the relief stars primarily from the 1960s, 70s and 80s who dominated this usage.
Player | Appearances |
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Hoyt Wilhelm | 486 |
Lindy McDaniel | 426 |
Gene Garber | 380 |
Rich Gossage | 375 |
Rollie Fingers | 373 |
Kent Tekulve | 354 |
Don McMahon | 350 |
Tug McGraw | 347 |
Mike Marshall | 335 |
Eddie Fisher | 332 |
Sparky Lyle | 323 |
Clay Carroll | 315 |
Stu Miller | 302 |
Bill Campbell | 301 |
Ron Perranoski | 300 |