After dealing fan Bay Area favorites Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp at last season’s trade deadline, it appeared that the A’s could not get any younger. Should they continue their slide into July, however, the Oakland club will become only more youthful.
Trade Material
Although the Athletics possess a division-worst record and remain 17 games behind the league-leading Astros in the AL West, both the A’s lineup and pitching rotation contain bright spots.
Yonder Alonso
Veteran first-baseman Yonder Alonso has played like an MVP candidate through the first two and a half months of the season, boasting a .