Blake Treinen
Blake Treinen was on the move last season as he was traded from the Nationals along with a pair of minor-leaguers to the Athletics for Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle. He had a solid start to his career in Washington before an abysmal start to the 2017 season. Treinen rebounded after being traded to Oakland and could soon be on the move again this season.
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Since joining the Athletics last year, Treinen has a 1.79 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and 3.44 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 47 appearances. Treinen has served as Oakland’s closer, recording 19 saves in 24 opportunities. He has been the team’s most valuable reliever the last two seasons combined.
Treinen is posting some of the best numbers of his career this season with a 1.04 ERA, 2.64 FIP, and 26 percent strikeout rate.
He currently ranks 20th out of 195 relievers in fWAR with 0.5. With Oakland falling behind in the AL West, they may be willing to part with the 29-year-old reliever.