OAKLAND — Mark Kotsay wants nothing to do with a comparative analysis on the trades that sent Chris Bassitt, Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Sean Manaea elsewhere as part of a payroll purge.
The A’s manager made that clear before the A’s opened their home schedule against the Baltimore Orioles.
Any focus on individuals at the expense of the team is frowned upon.
“This group isn’t about individuals by any measure,” Kotsay said. “We’re not here to prove trades. we’re here to play baseball. These guys’ mindset is they’ve got this opportunity in front of them to establish ourselves.