Elephant Rumblings: Roster Moves - Ernie Clement claimed off waivers

MLB news roundup

It’s the weekend, Athletics Nation!

There have been a couple quick roster moves made by the A’s on Friday, so let’s recap:

• Joel Payamps moved to the 15-day IL with a strained lumbar muscle
• Sam Selman called up to fill in Payamps’ spot in the arm barn
• Ernie Clement claimed off waivers from Cleveland

Clement primarily plays infield positions, but can sub into the outfield if needed. Ernie was drafted by the Guardians in 2017, and progressed through their farm system to make his MLB debut last year. In 63 games with the Guardos this season Clement has slashed .200/.264/.221. He started his season in the bigs, but was sent back down to Triple-A for the month of August.

Clement is currently listed as a minors player on the A’s official roster, so we will have to see if he gets shuffled up to the bigs within the last week and change of games.

A’s Coverage

• Brener: Series preview: A’s hope to rain on Mets’ parade
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• Yellon: A visit to the Oakland Coliseum and an Athletics game

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• Kaplan: Orioles hired Goldman to assess sale, source says, but litigation likely to keep team with Angelos for now ($)
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