4.29 ERA Not Good Enough: Vin Mazzaro’s Demotion Does Not Make Sense

Sunday's game did not go as planned, as the Angels were able to outscore the A's seven runs to four.

While it was upsetting and Mazzaro struggled in his second start in a row, it was not horrifying. While he gave up five runs in the game, he was able to last 4.1 innings, which is certainly better than his last outing.

The game made the 23 year old's era jump up to 4.29, which is a respectful number. However, the A's organization did not like this and decided to option the young pitcher down to AAA.

Considering it's September when players get called up to have a chance to get to play in the bigs, (especially on a team like the A's that were 67-69 (Though I will say they still have a chanc...

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