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Gott is expected to undergo Tommy surgery within the next few days and will miss the entirety of 2024 and possibly the beginning of 2025. The roster move frees up a spot for the newly acquired Austin Adams.

The surgery will take place sometime next week. The 31-year-old was expected to be a part of the Athletics’ bullpen this season, but now he will be sidelined for the entire 2024 season and likely the start of the next season as well.

It was an ugly game for A’s closer candidates, as Lucas Erceg allowed three runs in his inning of work. Gott would seem to have the least volatility of Oakland’s late-game relievers, but it’s not like he projects to be very good and he’s given up eight runs in three innings this spring. Erceg is a better bet for saves.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal confirmed the dollar amount. Gott, 31, had a 4.19 ERA and a 62/19 K/BB ratio in 58 innings for the Mariners and Mets last season. He’ll probably wind up in a setup role in Oakland, but there’s the chance he could close at times.

No word yet on the financial terms of the deal. Gott, 31, was non-tendered by the Mets back in November. He logged 58 innings over a career-high 64 appearances for the Mets in 2023 — posting a 4.19 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and a 62/19 K/BB ratio. He was expected to earn around $2 million via arbitration, so don’t be surprised if his deal with the A’s pays him something in that neighborhood.

The 31-year-old right-hander set a new career-high in appearances (64) and innings pitched (58.0) during the 2023 season, registering a 4.19 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and a 62/19 K/BB ratio. He was expected to earn around $2 million via arbitration, and it’s not crazy to think that he could land something similar on a major league deal this winter.

Gott received the call to protect a one-run margin in the final frame with Adam Ottavino unavailable after working back-to-back games over the weekend and Brooks Raley pitching the eighth inning. He immediately found himself in hot water after a leadoff single by Jonah Heim and a double from ensuing batter Ezequiel Duran. He struck out Leody Taveras and Marcus Semien before intentionally walking Corey Seager to load the bases with two outs in the frame. He had a chance to escape with the save, but Nathaniel Lowe came through with a go-ahead two-run single to saddle him with a blown save.

Adam Ottavino and Brooks Raley are the favorite for saves in Queens, but they had both pitched three of the last four days. That made Gott the man tonight, and he got the job done in spite of allowing a pair of singles. His Mets career got off to a rough start, but he’s tossed 11 1/3 scoreless innings in his last 12 appearances.

Gott signed a one-year, $1.2 million pact with the Mariners last offseason and has worked out extremely well, posting a 4.03 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 32/8 K/BB ratio across 29 innings (30 appearances). The 30-year-old righty augments New York’s middle relief depth and should continue to operate in low-leverage situations.

Andy Martino of SNY.tv adds that the Mets will be designating Flexen for assignment, which means that New York is ostensibly picking up the roughly $4 million left on his deal in order to land Gott from the Mariners. Meanwhile, Muckenhirn addresses Seattle’s lefty relief depth issues and they wind up getting out of paying the rest of Flexen’s contract.