OF Barrera Designated for Assignment; LHP Logue Optioned to Las Vegas
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics claimed outfielder Conner Capel off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals and recalled right-handed pitcher Domingo Tapia from Triple-A Las Vegas, the club announced today. The A’s also designated outfielder Luis Barrera for assignment and optioned left-handed pitcher Zach Logue to Las Vegas.
Capel made his Major League debut with the Cardinals earlier this year and went 3-for-17 (.176) with a home run and two RBI in nine games. He has spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Memphis where he is hitting .258 with 10 home runs, 38 RBI and a .786 OPS in 87 games. The 25-year-old left-handed hitter has walked 50 times and stolen 19 bases. Capel was originally selected by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2016 draft and was dealt to the Cardinals at the trading deadline in 2018. He is a .250 career hitter with 64 home runs, 273 RBI and a .739 OPS in 582 games over six seasons in the minors.
Tapia joins the A’s for the fifth time this year and has a 7.80 ERA, .328 opponents batting average and .968 OPS in nine relief appearances over his first four stints. He made two outings in his most recent stay with Oakland from Aug. 8 to 18 and then allowed four unearned runs in 6.1 innings over four appearances with Las Vegas following his Aug. 19 option. The 31-year-old right-hander has combined for four saves, a 2.20 ERA, .218 opponents batting average and .628 OPS in 29 relief appearances with the Aviators and Triple-A Omaha.
Barrera was with the A’s from May 9 to June 19 and hit .234 with a home run, seven RBI and a .632 OPS in 32 games. He is also batting .271 with 16 doubles, seven triples, six home runs, 40 RBI and a .782 OPS in 70 games with Las Vegas.
Logue is 3-8 with a 6.79 ERA and .918 opponents OPS in 14 games, including 10 starts, over six stints with Oakland. He was recalled most recently on Aug. 13 and made three starts before his final three outings came in relief. Logue is 3-4 with a 6.29 ERA in 14 starts for Las Vegas.
