In early June, the NY Post's Ken Davidoff said the Mets had recently expressed interest in A's 3B Danny Valencia, but were told Oakland was not interested in trading away talent.
That said, the A's have been telling teams interested in Valencia to check back in as it gets closer to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, multiple friends in baseball recently told me. Because, while he may not be available right now, he will be...
The A's are currently 12 games under .500, have the second-worst record in the American League, are 16 games out of first place and nine games out of a Wild Card spot.