Elephant Rumblings: A’s still looking to add lefty-hitting middle infielder

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• Ramos: Drunk Driver Casualties - Helping a Couple...

Note: Jen Mac Ramos is a baseball writer for Baseball Prospectus and multiple SB Nation sites. I don’t know them personally, but by all reports they are an incredible person. After being struck by a drunk driver a few days ago, Jen’s husband was killed and Jen was critically injured. Any help you can offer would be appreciated.

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: A’s looking for left-handed MIF; still in talks with Treinen; more...
• Gallegos: Olson, Piscotty join in Week of Giving with A’s...
• Watt: Oakland Retains Diekman, 2020 Dreams...

MLB News:

• Zolecki: Phillies, righty Zack Wheeler agree to 5-year deal worth $118M...
• Bowman: LHP Cole Hamels agrees to one-year, $18M deal with Braves...
• Bollinger: Angels acquire RHP Dylan Bundy from Orioles in exchange for four pitching prospects...
• Kelly: Carrasco, Donaldson named Comeback Players...
• Heyman: Reds among teams in on free agent lefty Madison Bumgarner...
• Shaikin: Angels, city reach deal to keep team in Anaheim through 2050...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Britton and Carig: The Wilpons are negotiating to sell the Mets to Steve Cohen. What does it mean for the franchise? ($$$)
• Edwards: Money to Spend - What’s the Likely State of Team Payrolls in 2020?
• Sarris: What was the most dominant pitch of 2019? ($$$)
• McCullough: Four years later, do the Dodgers regret letting Zack Greinke leave? ($$$)
• Baumann: The Phillies’ Whack Deal for Zack Wheeler Just Made Contention a Whole Lot Harder...
• Mayo: These are 2020’s Top 100 Draft prospects...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1984 — The Oakland A’s send base-stealing OF Rickey Henderson and P Bert Bradley to the Yankees in exchange for pitchers Jay Howell and Jose Rijo, OF Stan Javier, and minor leaguers Tim Birtsas and Eric Plunk.
• 1996 — Following his most productive season with the Oakland A’s, Terry Steinbach elects to take less money and return home. Like Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor and Jack Morris before him, the Minnesota veteran signs with Twins.

Best of Twitter:

• A reminder that the A’s aren’t the only team with ongoing stadium issues...

• I don’t like these quite as much as some of the other new looks this offseason, but they’re still really nice...

• Another tough miss for the White Sox...