Elephant Rumblings: A’s target off the board as Romo re-ups with Twins

A’s Coverage:

• Haft: These were the Top 10 A’s plays of the 2010s...
• Poindexter: How The Oakland A’s Outlook Changes Due To Their Division Rivals Loading Up...
• Preusser and Cantu: AL West Threat Assessment - Oakland Athletics...

MLB News:

• Kramer: Twins closing in on one-year, $5M deal with RHP Sergio Romo...
• Longenhagen and McDaniel: MLB Outlaws Amateur TrackMan Data Exclusivity...
• McCalvy: OF Avisaíl García agrees to join Brewers on two-year, $20M contract...
• Sheldon: LHP Wade Miley to Reds on two-year deal worth $15M...
• Footer: Astros re-sign RHP Joe Smith for two years, $8M...
• Rosenthal: Interesting talks, unlikely deals — what Padres, Yanks discussions about Lindor, Schwarber really mean... ($$$)
• Heyman: Nationals “in heavy” on FA 3B Josh Donaldson...
• Rosenthal: Cardinals working toward deal with KBO pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Meisel: Carlos Carrasco - ‘If I could do it, they could do it too’... ($$$)
• Kram: How the Baseball Became an Unreliable Narrator...
• Edwards: Nobody Really Wanted Corey Kluber...
• Di Francesco: Minor Tales - The Seventh...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1993 — Rickey Henderson returns to the A’s, signing a two-year $8.6 million dollar contract.
• 2004 — A three-team deal is concluded which includes Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson and pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii traded to the Yankees, Dodger outfielder Shawn Green and pitcher Brad Penny being sent to the Diamondbacks with Javier Vazquez and prospects going to the Dodgers. The blockbuster transaction falls apart as Los Angeles backs out at the eleventh hour.

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