Luis

Medina

Medina was a starter before getting hurt in July 2024, but the A’s are going to treat him as a middle reliever for now. That’d probably be different if they could send him down and stretch him out, but he’s out of options and likely would be claimed off waivers. Medina topped out at 99.2 mph today. He’s too wild to go into a big role right away, but he might wind up earning some saves in a weak pen. It’ll be interesting to see whether the A’s are willing to commit to him as a one-inning guy or if they’d prefer to use him for multiple innings with the idea of moving him into the rotation later this year.

No word on how much Medina will get in 2026. The 25-year-old right-hander missed all of 2025 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but should be an option for the A’s rotation at some point this spring/summer.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told reporters earlier this month that Medina will have some limitations from a workload standpoint next season but he’s expected to be a full-go at the outset of camp after missing all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery. His long-term role remains up in the air as his high-octane fastball velocity might be more suited for a relief role after a couple inconsistent seasons as a traditional starter.

Medina was officially put on the 60-day injured list earlier on Monday to make room for infielder Luis Urías on the A’s 40-man roster. The 25-year-old will miss the entire 2025 season recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent last August.

No internal brace, apparently, so Medina will likely miss all of 2025. Medina had a 5.18 ERA in eight starts this season before being shut down. He’ll finish this year on the 60-day IL, and the A’s will have to decide this winter whether it’ll be worth keeping him on the 40-man over the winter.

This is nothing more than a procedural move to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster for the return of Darell Hernaiz on Friday night. Medina is set to undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season — and most of 2025 — while recovering.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay confirmed Thursday that Medina will undergo season-ending surgery. It’s a bit unclear whether it’ll wind up being an internal brace procedure or a full Tommy John ligament replacement. There should be an update on his status after the surgery. Given the timing, he figures to be out until at least the outset of the 2026 season.

Kotsay didn’t rule out the possibility that Medina will require surgery after landing on the injured list last week with a UCL injury. There should be some additional clarity on his status following the All-Star break, but fantasy managers shouldn’t expect him back this season, even in a best-case scenario. It’s an unfortunate development since he was throwing extremely hard, and was looking like a potential deep-league contributor, even though his surface stats weren’t all that pretty.

Not good. No word yet on how long Medina will wind up sidelined, but he could be facing an extended absence. The 25-year-old righty was lit up for six runs over five innings on Thursday against the Red Sox in his final first-half outing.

Medina gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out seven. Medina had allowed no more than one earned run in three of his last four starts, but he struggled against the Red Sox. He gave up three runs in the first inning and solo home runs in the third and fourth inning to make it 5-0 Boston. He was removed after a Connor Wong single in the sixth inning and Wong scored on a home run by Masataka Yoshida with the run being charged to Medina. He has a 5.18 ERA on the season and is off the fantasy radar.