The Oakland A’s acquired a piece of bullpen depth on Friday, and they’re not waiting around to use him.
The A’s announced Saturday that they called up reliever Sam Moll from Triple-A. The left-hander was acquired less than 24 hours ago in a cash trade with the Arizona D’Backs.
In order to be called up, Moll first needed to be added to the 40-man roster, so fellow reliever Jordan Weems was designated for assignment to clear a spot. Then Moll needed a place on the active 26-man roster in the majors, so righty Domingo Acevedo was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas.