A’s Add Three to 40-Man Roster; Designate OF Bleday for Assignment

The Athletics made a series of roster moves on Tuesday to adjust its 40-man roster heading into the offseason. Here are the changes:

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Nov 18, 2025, 7:56 PM

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The Athletics selected outfielder Junior Perez from Triple-A Las Vegas and right-handed pitchers Braden Nett and Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang from Midland, the club announced today. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A’s designated outfielder JJ Bleday for assignment.

Perez began the year at Midland and hit .201 with 14 home runs and 53 RBI in 95 games. He was moved up to Las Vegas on Aug. 1 and batted .298 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 42 games in his Triple-A debut.

The 24-year-old right-handed hitter combined for a .231 average, 26 home runs, 87 RBI, 27 stolen bases and a .821 OPS in 137 games overall. Perez led the Athletics farm system in runs (87), home runs, RBI, walks (87), extra base hits (61) and total bases (232). He is a .229 career hitter with 83 home runs, 345 RBI and 175 stolen bases in 674 games over seven professional seasons.

The Athletics selected outfielder Junior Perez from Triple-A Las Vegas and right-handed pitchers Braden Nett and Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang from Midland, the club announced today. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A’s designated outfielder JJ Bleday for assignment.

— A’s Communications (@AthleticsPR) November 19, 2025

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Nett was one of four players acquired from San Diego on July 31 for Mason Miller and JP Sears. He spent the entire season in the Double-A Texas League, going 5-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 17 starts for San Antonio and 1-3 with a 4.60 ERA in seven starts with the A’s affiliate in Midland.

The 23-year-old right-hander was a combined 6-7 with a 3.75 ERA and .734 opponents OPS in 24 starts overall. Nett struck out 116, walked 48 and surrendered just eight home runs in 105.2 innings. He is 13-11 with a 3.91 ERA in 61 career appearances, including 54 starts, in four seasons as a professional and is rated as the Athletics’ fourth-best prospect by MLB.com.

Zhuang spent the entire 2025 season at Midland and was 6-11 with a 4.08 ERA and .760 opponents’ OPS in 28 games, including 26 starts. He led the A’s farm system and ranked second in the Texas League with 145 strikeouts. The 25-year-old right-hander walked just 35, an average of 2.16 per nine innings.

Zhuang was signed by the A’s out of Taiwan on Nov. 24, 2021, and is 12-17 with a 3.55 ERA in 59 games, 49 starts, in three seasons in the Athletics farm system. Zhuang has 272 strikeouts in 273.2 innings and has walked just 56, an average of 1.84 per nine innings.

Bleday batted .212 with 14 home runs, 39 RB,I and a .698 OPS in 98 games over three stints with the Athletics in his fourth season in the majors in 2025.

He also hit .353 with six home runs, 23 RBI, and a .981 OPS in 28 games with Las Vegas. The 28-year-old left-handed hitter made his Major League debut with Miami in 2022 and was traded to the Athletics for A.J. Puk prior to the 2023 season. Bleday is a .215 career hitter with 49 home runs, 142 RB,I and a .702 OPS in 404 games in four seasons with the Marlins (2022) and A’s (2023-25).