The Oakland A’s finally made their big move on the trade market Monday morning, just a few hours before the official deadline. They ended up packaging their two best chips together in the same deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, netting three pitching prospects in return: Grant Holmes, Frankie Montas, and Jharel Cotton. They’re all righties, and so far in their careers they’re all starters.
Before we get to scouting reports, let’s start with a big picture of how good these particular players are. Among LA’s prospects at the time of the trade, MLB Pipeline had them ranked No.