Jake Diekman Stats

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman picked up his sixth save of the season on Wednesday, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of work in a 6-3 win over the Mariners. Wednesday's performance continued a trend for Diekman, as it appears he is starting to run away as the full-time closer for Oakland after sharing duties with Lou Trivino. Diekman is now 4-for-6 in save opportunities in the month of May, while Trivino has only gotten three save opportunities and converted two of them this month. The most telling sign however is that Trivino has not had a save opportunity since May 8. It may not be official yet, but it looks like the closer role belongs to Diekman now, and managers should make sure to scoop him up off the waiver-wire.

17 days ago

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman gave up three hits and two runs while only recording one out in a win over the Twins on Sunday. It was the second-straight game Diekman gave up a back-breaking homer to surrender the lead. Fortunately for the A's - but unfortunately for Diekman's fantasy managers - Lou Trivino came in to calm things down and was able to escape the inning and earn the win after Oakland's offense regained the lead. Diekman was one of the A's best relievers last season when he posted an unsustainable 0.42 ERA with a whopping 37 percent strikeout rate. The left-hander hasn't been as effective this season and will likely see lower-leverage situations moving forward.

26 days ago

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman pitched a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the win Wednesday at the Red Sox. Diekman recorded two punchouts, but also gave up a long, loud fly-ball that was barely contained by Fenway Park's spacious right-center field. The A's bullpen has been impossible to predict this season, but Diekman has the last three saves for Oakland and Lou Trivino pitched the eighth inning in this game. As of now, Diekman appears to be the closer for the A's, but manager Bob Melvin hasn't been shy about changing things on a dime. Trivino is right-handed and Diekman is left-handed so it appears Melvin is content to play the matchups with his two best relievers. Diekman should be rostered in all formats but Trivino has deep-league value as well.

over 1 month ago