As mentioned in this morning’s Oakland Athletics Roundup, the A’s have acquired free agent pitcher Rich Hill. This acquisition has started to drum up some trade rumors regarding Jesse Chavez. The Athletics do need to make some room on their 40-man roster for Hill. Chavez could be expendable and an easy trade pawn if other teams are interested in this versatile pitcher.
As reported by Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, there are actually quite a few organizations interested in Chavez:
Sources: Multiple teams have showed significant trade interest in Jesse Chavez.