Post-Tribune

AROUND THE HORN

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Marlins: LHP Jared Pettitte, son of three-time All-Star lefty Andy Pettitte, agreed to terms with the Marlins as an undrafted free agent Tuesday. Marlins CEO Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte were Yankees teammates for 15 seasons. The younger Pettitte pitched for Dallas Baptist University this year and had a 5.81 ERA in 13 games. He helped lead his Houston high school team — coached by former major leaguer Lance Berkman — to a state title in 2016, when he had a 12-1 record and a 1.20 ERA.

Athletics: The Oakland (Calif.) City Council made clear what they want the financial terms to look like for the A’s proposed waterfront ballpark project, but it’s unclear if it will be enough to keep the team at the negotiatin­g table and in Oakland. Even after city staff and council members publicly proposed amendments that would guarantee the A’s don’t have to pay for infrastruc­ture funding around the proposed ballpark and developmen­t, A’s Team President Dave Kaval rejected the city’s terms “The current team sheet even with these amendments is not something the A’s have consensus around,” Kaval said, after compliment­ing the city staff on working hard to create the latest proposal. “From our perspectiv­e, this is not a term sheet that works for the A’s. We had a term sheet we originally proposed . ... The current term sheet as its constructe­d is not a business partnershi­p that works for us.” The feedback was a blow to the city council, who expressed their disappoint­ment that the A’s said they wouldn’t get on board with the latest iteration of the terms. “I’m not exactly sure why we’re even here today,” Carroll Fife, the councilmem­ber representi­ng where the ballpark’s proposed future home is located. “All the hours that went into creating this document, as well as almost three hours of public testimony is just a fraction of the investment that’s gone into this process . ... If the A’s are still not happy even after city has bent over backwards ... even with how these wealthy owners dont have to pay for infrastruc­ture. I don’t know where we go from here.” Fife abstained from voting on the draft terms that the majority of the city council approved. Other city council members expressed their hope that the A’s would come back to the negotiatin­g table to continue discussing the financial terms that can be finalized later in the year. It’s unclear, though, if that will happen. The A’s had demanded the city council take up a vote on a proposed term sheet the team unveiled publicly in April. Despite that no final vote can be taken to seal the terms until a draft environmen­tal impact report is ready for approval later this year, Kaval has said the team needed to know if the city council “shared the vision” the team has for the project, and requested a vote before the council’s summer recess. Now that the city council has approved terms that its staff has recommende­d, it’s up to the A’s to decide if they’ll keep negotiatin­g with the city or leave for a new city, as Kaval has threatened to do . ... Matt Olson homered for the second straight game, James Kaprielian tossed six scoreless innings and the A’s beat the visiting Angels 6-0 to sweep a two-game series. Kaprielian (5-3) scattered five hits and two walks, striking out seven. The rookie right-hander lowered his ERA to 2.65. Olson put the A’s on the board with a HR in the fourth, his 25th of the season.

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