The rebuilding Oakland A’s made their first deal of the 2017 trade deadline on Sunday, sending relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson to the Washington Nationals. In return, they got three players:
- RHP Blake Treinen (MLB)
- LHP Jesus Luzardo (prospect)
- IF Sheldon Neuse (prospect)
For more on Treinen, here’s our full scouting report. This article will cover the two prospects.
Neuse and Luzardo were the Nats’ 2nd-round and 3rd-round picks in 2016, respectively. In Luzardo’s case, though, he was considered a 1st-round talent but slipped due to injury (more on that later).