PHOENIX — The Detroit Tigers swapped a right-handed reliever in the organization for a month for a brand-new left-handed reliever.

The Tigers claimed left-handed reliever Easton Lucas off waivers Saturday from the Oakland Athletics. Right-handed reliever Ty Adcock, previously claimed off waivers in mid-April from the Seattle Mariners, was designated for assignment by the Tigers to create room for Lucas on the 40-man roster.

Lucas has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo.

The 27-year-old has pitched for Triple-A Las Vegas and the Athletics throughout the 2024 season. He has a 2.87 ERA with eight walks and 13 strikeouts across 15⅔ innings in 11 Triple-A games, but he was shelled for six runs across 3⅔ innings in three games coming out of the Athletics' bullpen.

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Lucas, who has three minor-league options, has struggled throughout his brief stints in the big leagues, a span of 10⅓ innings in nine relief appearances over parts of two seasons. He has a 10.45 ERA — 12 earned runs — with seven walks and 13 strikeouts.

In 2024, Lucas threw five pitches: averaging 94.2 mph with his four-seam fastball, 90.5 mph with his cutter, 83.1 mph with his slider, 86.8 mph with his changeup and 93.9 mph with his sinker. His four-seamer has performed well this season.

The Tigers are his fourth organization as a professional.

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Lucas was drafted out of Pepperdine by the Miami Marlins in the 14th round of the 2019 draft, traded from the Marlins to the Baltimore Orioles for veteran infielder Jonathan Villar in December 2019 and then traded from the Orioles to the Athletics for right-handed reliever Shintaro Fujinami, an erratic flamethrower, in July 2023.

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As for Adock, the Tigers can outright him to Triple-A Toledo — thus keeping him in the organization — if he clears waivers, but for that to happen, the other 29 teams must decline to pick him up.

Adcock has a 9.00 ERA with three walks and nine strikeouts across six innings in Triple-A Toledo.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers claim LHP Easton Lucas from Oakland Athletics