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The Oakland Telegraph
1 September 2024
Lefty relievers Cao and Ellis called up by Oakland
By September Callups, roster expansion correspondent
June draft pick Roy Ellis has been fast-tracked to the majors by A's GM Paulie Beane. He has been added to the active roster as a September call-up to add a fresh young arm to Oakland's pen. Yi-ping Cao (29/L/4*, drafted 2016 supp rd 1 by Oakland) joins the roster for the second time this year.
Ellis said, "Hmm, to come from college ball to the MLB so quickly doesn't seem very realistic, but here I am". Australian power arm Cao has trouble with his control, but when he is able to successfully throw it in the general direction of opposing batters he is hard to get away.
Oakland are currently 76-52, and hold a 6 game lead over rivals Texas. Sources say Beane is hoping Cao will help the pen during his team's playoff push. However he is really only wanting to get a look at Ellis, and is expecting field manager Phil D'Manager to primarily use him in low leverage situations. Quite whether the famously independently-minded D'Manager will listen to him is another matter. "He uses that dratted 'Computer AI' software", explains Beane.
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