There will be a new face in the Oakland A’s bullpen to begin the 2020 season, as reliever Jordan Weems is expected to make the Opening Day roster, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle. Indeed, the team later announced that Weems has been added to the 40-man roster, a prerequisite for putting him on the active MLB squad.
The 27-year-old right-hander signed with the A’s as a minor league free agent last winter. Slusser notes in her full writeup that he had an opt-out clause in his contract that he could have used this weekend, so Oakland will keep him around and give him a try rather than losing him to another team.