OAKLAND — Talk about a change of scenery.
New A’s reliever Chris Hatcher has gone from a team on pace to win 115 games to one that sits deep in the cellar of the AL West.
The right-handed pitcher was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for international signing money, moving from the best team in baseball to one of the worst.
A key piece to the Dodgers’ bullpen just a couple of years ago, Hatcher fell on rough times in June as he posted an 8.31 ERA for the month and eventually landed on the disabled list because of a back injury.