It was a quiet deadline for the Oakland Athletics as they only swung a couple of deals, but with very few player in their arbitration years or entering them they didn’t have many so-called “expendable” pieces to work with. The A’s dumped off Lucas Erceg and Paul Blackburn, and in return got a nice trio of pitchers who could all end up as big league arm. It’s an interesting mix of players, and after getting more time to dig in on all of them and get a feel for them, I think the Athletics have a chance to end up with a solid crop of guys to boost an organization in need of quality pitching.
Ranking the Athletics Trade Deadline returns
