The Athletics have long been criticized for their track record of trading away All-Star caliber players instead of offering up lucrative, long-term contracts to keep them in Oakland.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed those concerns Thursday as owner John Fisher looks to potentially relocate the A's to Las Vegas.
"I think if you look at the A’s record over time and the economic circumstances, including the state of the stadium that they’ve operated in for a very long time, they had a very good record up through the pandemic," Manfred said Thursday. "That’s what I would say.