Back in November, the Athletics made a waiver claim, bringing in right-hander Anthony Maldonado from the Miami Marlins. The way Maldonado tells it, the A's were surprised that he ended up on the ...

This past season, Maldonado tossed 46 1/3 innings in Triple-A, but his ERA spiked to a career-worst 4.66 (5.08 FIP), while his strikeout rate dropped to 26.1%, but his walk rate held at 10.8%. The ...