The Oakland A's agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Liam Hendriks on a one-year contract for the 2019 season, avoiding arbitration.
Hendriks was on the A's Opening Day roster and compiled a 7.36 ERA and .362 opponents batting average in 13 relief appearances before he was outrighted off the 40-man roster July 2. He returned to Oakland Sept. 1 when rosters expanded and was used primarily as the A's "opener" the rest of the season. Hendriks went 0-1 with a 1.38 and .178 opponents batting average in 12 games, including eight starts, in September and was 0-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 25 games overall.