The Oakland A’s offseason has been so quiet that the crickets are starting to charge overtime. Finally, this week has brought something resembling news.
On Thursday they acquired an actual baseball player in reliever Nik Turley, but that was a small enough deal that only cash went the other direction. Before that, on Tuesday, the A’s were involved in a real-life trade rumor, regarding Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi. Sean McAdam of the Boston Sports Journal reported the following:
One industry source believes an Andrew Benintendi deal could happen soon, but it won’t be with MIA: “That’s not happening.