PHOENIX (AP) — Once a promising prospect and potential closer, Oakland Athletics right-hander Joey Devine hasn’t pitched in a game since 2008.
After two seasons lost to arm trouble, Devine reliever says he’s ready to get back to being a key cog at the back end of Oakland’s bullpen.
Devine was acquired from Atlanta as part of a trade for outfielder Mark Kotsay in 2008. He had a 0.59 ERA in 45 2-3 innings, the lowest in major league history among pitchers with 25 or more innings pitched. He was the Braves’ first-round selection in the 2005 draft.
Devine had Tommy John surgery on his elbow April 2009 and missed 2010 after he had problems with a flexor tendon in his right forearm.
