We've reached July and the Oakland A's are bad again, which means it's time to stop worrying too much about wins and losses and start focusing on how the team can improve its future via the trade deadline. This is the second straight year that the A's have been sellers in July, which makes this the perfect time to look back on how last year's deals have worked out so far.
The A's made three meaningful trades last July:
LHP Sean Manaea
RHP Aaron Brooks
C Jacob Nottingham
RHP Daniel Mengden
RHP Casey Meisner
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However, a couple of those players were quickly flipped in other deals last winter.