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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Brad Mills had success at Triple-A Nashville, so Oakland will give him a shot in the rotation. (Abelimages/Getty)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sure, Billy Beane is famous for his \"moneyball\" approach, but this seems a bit extreme. The A's acquired Brewers pitcher Brad Mills today for one single, measly dollar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mills, a left-hander, was 4-2 with a 1.56 earned-run average and 0.92 WHIP in 14 games (12 starts) for Class AAA\u00A0Nashville. He also struck out 77 in 75 innings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He had an opt-out clause in his contract that allowed for Mills to leave the organization beginning June 15 if another team put him on its active 25-man roster.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The early word is that the A's are moving Mills right into their starting rotation.While the 29-year-old lefty had been impressive at Triple-A this season,\u00A0his career major league numbers are pretty terrible. In four big league seasons, he's accumulated a 7.76 ERA and 1.706 WHIP. But his minor league success was clearly enough for the A's to take a chance on him. Oakland is looking to solidify the back end of its rotation.\u00A0Drew Pomeranz gave up eight runs\u00A0in three-and-two-thirds innings last night in a loss to the Rangers.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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