Athletics Nation · Sep 14, 2021
A’s call up Domingo Acevedo, DFA Burch Smith
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty ImagesThe Oakland A’s made a switch in their bullpen on Tuesday, calling up reliever Domingo Acevedo from Triple-A Las Vegas.
To make room on both the 40-man roster and the active 28-man roster, fellow reliever Burch Smith was designated for assignment.
The right-handed Smith spent all year in Oakland’s bullpen, except for a stint on the injured list in April. He was often used in a long role, going at least two innings in 10 of his 31 games. However, after putting himself on the radar with some breakout success for the A’s last summer, he never quite found a groove this season.
Smith, 2021: 5.40 ERA, 43\u2153 ip, 28 Ks, 11 BB, 5 HR, 4.20 FIP, .330 xwOBA