Pitcher Drew Rucinski's $5 million option declined by Oakland Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. — Drew Rucinski's $5 million option for next season was declined on Friday by the Oakland Athletics, allowing the right-hander to become a free agent.
The 34-year-old missed the start of the season with a strained left hamstring, then was 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA in four starts in a season cut short on May 15 by a stomach illness. He had a $3 million salary.
Rucinski is 4-8 with a 6.25 ERA in a five-year big-league career that included time with the Los Angeles Angels (2014-2015), Minnesota (2017) and Miami (2018). He pitched in South Korea with the NC Dinos from 2019 to 2022.
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