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Oakland Athletics: Power ranking each member of the starting rotation

By Justin Fried

SEATTLE, WA - MAY 13: Starter Mike Fiers #50 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 13, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - MAY 13: Starter Mike Fiers #50 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 13, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – MAY 07: Mike Fiers #50 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Cincinnati Reds during the ninth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on May 7, 2019 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2-0. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

3. Mike Fiers

For a while, Mike Fiers would have safely held down the No. 4 spot on these rankings if not the No. 5. But after a treacherous trio of terrible starts in April, the veteran has completely turned his season around with a stellar month of May so far.

And of course, we can’t talk about Fiers’ 2019 season without mentioning his incredible 131-pitch no-hitter over a week ago that put him in some elite company. Pitching a no-hitter in a career is rare, but pitching two no-hitters is even rarer. Fiers might just be the most unlikely of players to ever throw two no-hitters in a career.

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But it doesn’t matter how you slice it up, Fiers accomplished just that.

The former Milwaukee Brewers hurler has seen his ERA plummet to just over 5.00 after it neared a whopping 8.30 just under a month ago. The no-no certainly helped, but Fiers has given up three or fewer runs in each of his last four starts including a seven-inning, two-run performance back on April 26th.

Unfortunately, his team has only won one of those starts — that being the day of the no-hitter — but his excellent play hasn’t gone unnoticed. If Fiers can continue to turn his season around, he could continue to be a valued piece of the A’s rotation — something that seemed far-fetched given his start to the season.

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