Athletics Outright Geoff Hartlieb

The Athletics have sent right-hander Geoff Hartlieb outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates that Harlieb cleared waivers after being designated for assignment on Friday. As someone who has been outrighted before, he has the option to elect free agency rather than accept the assignment to Triple-A.
Hartlieb has done well at Triple-A this year, pitching to a 3.48 ERA in 33 2/3 innings for Las Vegas. In that time, he has struck out 28.9% of h