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Athletics Bet on Mark Leiter Jr.’s Underlying Numbers in One-Year Deal

The A’s are adding righty Leiter Jr. on a one-year deal worth about $3 million, per reports. Non-tendered by the Yankees after a 4.84 ERA, Leiter’s xERA (3.72), 3.55 FIP, and elite soft-contact rates tell a different story. The 35-year-old splitter-curveball specialist, son/nephew of the famed Leiter pitching clan, now gets a fresh high-leverage shot in Oakland.