A’s sign third baseman Gio Urshela to one-year deal
Dec 20, 2024, 8:12 AM
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The Athletics have found a third baseman for the 2025 season.
According to The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal, the A’s have signed veteran third baseman Gio Urshela to a one-year deal for the 2025 season. The agreement is pending a physical.
Urshela, 33, is a nine-year MLB veteran who has experienced stops in Cleveland, Toronto, New York (Yankees), Minnesota, Los Angeles (Angels), Detroit, and most recently, Atlanta.
Over 128 games in 2024, Urshela hit .250 with nine home runs and 52 RBI. Urshela is known to be a glove-first infielder, but he has posted several strong seasons at the plate, hitting .314 with the Yankees in 2019 and .285 with Minnesota in 2022.
Urshela will reunite with A’s ace Luis Severino for the first time since the duo played together with the Yankees from 2019-21.
Athletics, 3B Gio Urshela reportedly agree to deal, per multiple reports including https://t.co/Z3s2EpgF39‘s @MartinJGallegos. pic.twitter.com/pdBbtdMhPU
— MLB (@MLB) December 20, 2024
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The Athletics have acquired left-handed pitchers Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed pitchers Joe Boyle and Jacob Watters, infielder Will Simpson, and the A’s 2025 competitive balance round A pick, the club announced today.
Springs enters his eighth Major League season after spending the last seven seasons with the Rangers, Red Sox, and Rays. In 2023, he made seven starts for Tampa Bay, going 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA, 37 strikeouts, and 11 walks in 33.0 innings pitched.
He began his career as a reliever before moving to the rotation in 2022. For his career, he is 23-12 with a 3.39 ERA, 359 strikeouts, and 104 walks in 313.2 innings pitched, including going 12-7 with a 2.51 ERA, and a 4.63 strikeout-to-walk ratio as a starter.
Lopez was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2018 before being traded to Tampa Bay in 2019. Across five minor league seasons, he is 16-17 with a 2.99 ERA, 425 strikeouts and 136 walks.
He made his Major League debut in 2023 and has made eight career appearances at the big league level, going 1-0 with a save, a 4.76 ERA, 16 strikeouts, and nine walks. He missed the entire 2022 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
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A’s Acquire LHPs Jeffrey Springs & Jacob Lopez from Tampa Bay
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