The stove is hot.
The A’s wasted no time, trading 3B/1B/DH Ryon Healy to the Seattle Mariners in the first major deal of the offseason. In return, the A’s received reliever Emilio Pagan and 17-year-old shortstop Alexander Campos. It’s pretty tough to project 17-year-olds. For example, when I was 17, I had lots of friends and a bright future. Look at me now.
For that reason, we’re going to focus on Emilio Pagan, the crown jewel of the deal. He’ll start 2018 on the big league roster (barring injury) and chances are he’ll find himself in high-leverage innings.