The latest minor moves from around the sport…
- The Athletics will bring right-hander Paul Blackburn back into their big league Spring Training camp after Blackburn cleared waivers. (Shayna Rubin of the San Jose Mercury News was among those to report the news.) Blackburn was designated for assignment earlier this week. The grounder specialist has a 5.69 ERA over 99 2/3 innings in the majors, all since Oakland since the start of the 2017 season, and Blackburn’s usage has dipped over each of those four years — he appeared in just one game in 2020. With a decent track record as a starter in the minors, however, Blackburn does provide the A’s with some rotation depth.