Day five of our 2024 player review series takes us to our first starting pitcher, Paul Blackburn. Blackburn dazzled early in the season and looked to be the ace of the A’s staff but just as he slowed down the injury bug also deteriorated his season. Blackburn would then end the season in New York as he was dealt at the trade deadline ending his seven-year tenure with the team.
How was he acquired?
Blackburn was acquired on November 12, 2016, in a trade with the Seattle Mariners that sent first baseman Danny Valencia to the Pacific Northwest.