Oakland Athletics: Review of the Frankie Montas Trade

Ken Waldichuk to Athletics

Ken Waldichuk may not be the most dominant pitcher, but he's been an inning eater in 2023. He has played in 32 games, in which he started 20 of them, also holding a record of 3-7 with a 5.14 ERA. In 126 innings in 2023, he has struck out 120 while also walking 68, at a rate of 8.6 strikeouts per 9 innings and also 4.9 walks per 9 innings. He has struggled with giving up walks, but in his most recent start with the Athletics, he has turned things around, pitching 6 shutout innings with no hits and only 1 walk, with 3 strikeouts, on only 67 pitches versus the Astros. In his last 7 games, he has pitched in 37.2 innings with a record of 1-0, in which the team went 3-4. He held an ERA of 1.91 while also only letting batters hit .210. He has recently started to have a turn-around, and now only time will show how bad this trade is for the Yankees.