November 28, 2014: Oakland trades third baseman Josh Donaldson to Toronto for third baseman Brett Lawrie, pitchers Kendall Graveman and Sean Nolin, and minor league shortstop Franklin Barreto.
As a Rangers fan, that deal made me very, very happy.
But it didn’t stop there, because to make room for the extra two players on the 40-man roster, the A’s designated two players for assignment: former Rangers reliever Josh Lindblom and longtime favorite of mine Kyle Blanks.
And it didn’t stop there, either, because on December 15, the Rangers signed Blanks to a non-roster deal.