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A’s Coverage:
- Oakland A’s acquire LHP Ryan Buchter and DH Brandon Moss from Royals...
- A’s player lands on Top 10 list from MLB Network...
- Semien targets growth, consistency from short...
- Fowler recovering well, excited to start with A’s...
- Assessing 29 teams as trade partners for Brewers after Yelich, Cain acquisitions...
MLB News:
- Kevin Towers, former GM of Padres, Diamondbacks, dies at 56...
- Cleveland Indians Will Abandon Chief Wahoo Logo Next Year...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Baseball’s Rumored Spring Training for Free Agents Has Happened Before...
- Royals trade with A’s could open the door for Eric Hosmer’s return...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1978 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn cancels the recent trade that sent pitcher Vida Blue from the Oakland Athletics to the Cincinnati Reds for first baseman Dave Revering and $1.75 million in cash. Believing that the Athletics did not receive adequate compensation, Kuhn recommends that the trade be restructured. On February 25th, Oakland will acquire Revering in a different trade, this time for pitcher Doug Bair. On March 15th, the Athletics will once again trade Blue, this time to the San Francisco Giants for seven players and $400,000. Blue will win 18 games for the Giants this season.
- 1987 - The Oakland Athletics acquire veteran third baseman Ron Cey from the Chicago Cubs for infielder Luis Quiñones. Cey will hit .221 for Oakland this year - his final major league season.
Best of Twitter:
- Trade reactions...
David Forst said the A's have a past with Buchter; they tried to sign him previously. Forst says "we'll see how it plays out" with Moss.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 30, 2018
Forst spoke to Moss, he says Moss knows it's not obvious that he fits on the roster.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 30, 2018
A's struggled with depth in the bullpen. One good sign is that Buchter made 71 appearances last season.
— Julian McWilliams (@JulianMack105) January 30, 2018
Forst says of lefty relief search, "There were free agents that went elsewhere for more money, there were free agents that went elsewhere for less money, there were trade conversations that were probably too rich for us to do. It finally came together."
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) January 30, 2018
Buchter: "I know that Billy Beane said he’s tired of rebuilding and he wants to put a team together to win. I would be happy to be a part of that."
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) January 30, 2018
- Moss or Nunez?
Looking at the #Athletics roster now, it may come down to Brandon Moss or Renato Nunez for that final bench spot. At this stage of both of their careers, one might expect similar production in '18.
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) January 30, 2018
Nunez, of course, comes with upside and longer team control. And can play third base.
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) January 30, 2018
