Straily begins his first season with the Ducks and 16th season of professional baseball. The pitcher joins the Ducks with eight seasons of Major League experience. He pitched with the Oakland Athletics (2012-14), Chicago Cubs (2014), Houston Astros (2015), Cincinnati Reds (2016), Miami Marlins (2017-18) and Baltimore Orioles (2019). In 156 games (140 starts), he combined to post a 44-40 record with a 4.56 ERA and 681 strikeouts to 312 walks over 803.1 innings pitched. The California native also made one postseason start with the A’s in the 2013 American League Division Series, turning in a quality start with eight strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers.

The 35-year-old finished fourth in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2013 after going 10-8 with a 3.96 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 27 starts. He spent the past four seasons with the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization, going 32-23 with a 3.29 ERA and 494 strikeouts over 89 starts. Among his many achievements, the righty was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star and a Baseball America Minor League All-Star in 2012 and a Baseball America Double-A All-Star in 2013. Straily was originally selected by the Athletics in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft.