Ryan Cusick #43

Ryan Cusick…Graduated from Avon Old Farms (Conn.) School…Attended Wake Forest where he went 10-10 with a 5.01 ERA in 35 games, including 28 starts, over three seasons.

2024

Spent most of the season at Double-A Midland where he went 3-3 with four saves, a 4.47 ERA and .695 opponents OPS in 27 games, eight starts…Also made two relief appearances with Triple-A Las Vegas and had one rehab start with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Complex League…Combined with all three clubs to go 3-4 with four saves, a 4.66 ERA and .719 OPS in a career-high 30 appearances, including nine starts, overall...The four saves were the first of his professional career as he had just three relief appearances among his 43 games pitched over his first three seasons...Also had career highs in hit batters (eight) and wild pitches (13)...Struck out 66 batters in 63.2 innings (9.33 per nine innings), but also walked 40 (5.65 per nine innings)…Surrendered just four home runs (0.57 per nine innings)...Allowed a .245 opponents batting average, which broke down to .208 (31-for-149) with a .615 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .307 (27-for-88) with a .895 OPS against left-handers...Surrendered three of his four home runs with the bases empty...Was a perfect 4-for-4 in save opportunities at Midland but had one blown save in his two relief appearances with Las Vegas…Stranded both of his inherited runners and first batters faced were 3-for-18 (.167) with three walks (.286 on-base percentage)...Was 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA in 21 relief appearances, 1-3 with a 6.21 ERA in nine starting assignments…Did not allow a home run in 30.1 innings of relief…Tossed four innings or fewer in eight of his nine starts…Logged at least one inning in 20 of his 21 relief appearances, including two or more eight times...Compiled a 5.40 ERA over innings 1-2, a 10.43 ERA over innings 3-5 and a 1.78 ERA from the sixth inning on…Allowed three of his four home runs in the first inning (the other came in the second)...With Midland and Las Vegas, held the opposition to a .121 batting average with two strikes.