Back at the beginning of the 2023 season, the A's had a tough decision to make for their Opening Day roster. They had this one outfielder that was hitting the crap out of the ball, another that had a good showing in a brief audition with the club the previous season, and the third was Cristian Pache, a decent-sized piece of the Matt Olson trade with the Atlanta Braves.
The A's ended up trading Pache to the Philadelphia Phillies before the start of the regular season because he was out of options, so it was better to get something for him than just place him on waivers.