The A’s spent the winter looking for a left-handed reliever, and with just over two weeks to go before camp opens, the team finally added one - along with a familiar and very friendly face.
Oakland reacquired happy-go-lucky fan favorite Brandon Moss, a member of the A’s 2012-14 postseason teams, in a deal that also brought in the team’s final bullpen piece, lefty Ryan Buchter. Minor-league starters Jesse Hahn and Heath Fillmyer went to Kansas City in the trade.
It’s uncertain how long the A’s will hang on to Moss, who is a DH. Oakland traded promising young slugger Ryon Healy this winter to make room for Khris Davis to take over the DH spot, and there’s zero chance the A’s would platoon Davis.