Shintaro Fujinami Moving To The Bullpen
2 years agoOakland Athletics right-hander Shintaro Fujinami will move to the bullpen and will be available to pitch in relief on Tuesday, according to manager Mark Kotsay. Its been a struggle for the 29-year-old Japanese pitcher in the early going in his first year in the major leagues, as he's gone 0-4 with a bloated 14.40 ERA (7.32 FIP), 2.07 WHIP, 12 walks and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings over his first four starts for the A's. Oakland's goal is to get Fujinami to throw more strikes and to get the command of his fastball back while working in a low-leverage bullpen role. Fujinami will have a shot to return to the starting rotation if he shows improvement, but there's no timetable for when that may happen.
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos