OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Oakland Athletics and free-agent lefty reliever Brian Fuentes have agreed to terms on a two-year contract.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Sunday night because no formal announcement had been made. Fuentes still must pass a physical before he signs.
The 35-year-old Fuentes, who grew up in the Northern California town of Merced, was 4-1 with 24 saves and a 2.81 ERA in 48 appearances and 48 innings with the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins in 2010.
He will become the second bullpen addition for the A’s in a matter of days. Oakland agreed to terms with free-agent right-handed reliever Grant Balfour on an $8.1 million, two-year deal Friday. Balfour also still must take a physical.
