MLB Trade Rumors: The Oakland A’s have traded left handed pitcher A.J. Puk to the Miami Marlins for outfielder JJ Bleday, per multiple reports.
The clubs are swapping high first round picks who have not worked out as had hoped. Puk, the sixth overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, was seen as an advanced arm out of the University of Florida, someone who could move quickly and who had a good amount of upside. Instead, injuries dogged him for much of his early professional career, though he had success for Oakland last year in a relief role.