Good morning afternoon, Athletics Nation!
The big news of the day is the deadline for teams to protect prospects from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. That means a whirlwind of players being added to 40-man rosters around the league, and the Oakland A’s selected three of their own minor leaguers to guarantee that no other club steals them away on Dec. 10. Click here for more info on that topic.
For today’s Rumblings, let’s double back to some quiet news from earlier this week. On Tuesday, Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle offered this tidbit:
“It sounds as if David Forst is a target for the Mets, not surprising considering he’s worked with Sandy Alderson the past two years.