Athletics sign lefty Alex Wood, acquire righty Ross Stripling from Giants

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Free agent left-hander Alex Wood has agreed to an $8.5 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics, who also acquired right-hander Ross Stripling and cash from the San Francisco Giants.

The teams announced the swap Friday. The Giants will receive minor league outfielder Jonah Cox.

FILE – San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 16, 2023. Wood has agreed to an $8.5 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE – San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 16, 2023. Wood has agreed to an $8.5 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE – San Francisco Giants’ Ross Stripling during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE – San Francisco Giants’ Ross Stripling during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Wood, who pitched the past three seasons for San Francisco, also has $1 million in possible performance bonuses in his contract.

The 33-year-old pitcher went 5-5 with a 4.33 ERA over 29 appearances with 12 starts in 2023.

Stripling, 34, finished 0-5 with a 5.35 ERA in 22 outings and 11 starts for the Giants. He is 38-43 with a 3.96 ERA over eight major league seasons with the Angels, Toronto and San Francisco.

In a move to create room on the 40-man roster, Oakland outrighted left-handed pitcher Francisco Perez to Triple-A Las Vegas and designated infielder Jonah Bride for assignment.

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