Nary a day goes by without an A’s fan or twenty gnashing their teeth over the Sean Murphy deal. The A’s had a premium talent with 3 years left on his contract and what they got back has so far been underwhelming at best.
Here’s a trade that might look better: Sean Murphy, Cole Irvin, Sam Moll, and Joel Payamps in exchange for Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok, Royber Salinas, Esteury Ruiz, Darell Hernaiz and Joe Boyle.
Having blown it multiple times dealing well known players, Oakland is counting on a couple “under the radar” moves to salvage their 2-year fire sale.