Trade rumors have surrounded the Oakland Athletics ever since they unexpectedly started to flounder in the first month of the regular season. The A’s are an underperforming team with a lot of top-tier talent at many positions, so Billy Beane will be hearing from nearly every contending team about acquiring one or more of those pieces.
Last year’s blockbuster deal that sent Jeff Samardzija to the A’s in exchange for Addison Russell occurred on the Fourth of July. With that day quickly approaching, the baseball world will be watching the A’s closely to see if they are the first to make a splash in the trade market.