A’s To Designate Geoff Hartlieb For Assignment

The Athletics are designating right-hander Geoff Hartlieb for assignment. The team has to formally announce the move, but it’s listed on the transaction log at MLB.com. The A’s needed to open a 40-man roster spot after acquiring righty Scott Blewett in a cash swap with the Cardinals last night. Presumably, the Hartlieb DFA paves the way for Blewett’s addition.
Hartlieb, 32, pitched 13 1/3 innings with the A’s this season, yielding nine runs in that time (6.08 ERA). He yie