In a trade that didn’t receive much coverage, both the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland A’s added players for the future.
There was a flurry of last-minute trades as the August 1st deadline approached. In fact, more trades happened at the deadline than in all of the months leading up to it. With so many big names moving, it’s hard to keep track of all the new faces in new places. And there’s probably one trade you have forgotten already.
Being a low publicity trade, and occurring before the whole Jonathan Lucroy fiasco, you’re admittedly not at fault if it doesn’t immediately come to mind.