As baseball stories go, this one is practically man bites dog.
Yonder Alonso is that rare potential free agent who would prefer to remain with the Oakland A’s.
Alonso, 30, does not want to be traded. He is open to signing long-term, and helping lead the team’s revival.
“I keep reading that the new young wave of talent is coming to the Oakland A’s. Does it scare me? No,” Alonso says.
“I think that there is a great chance that I stay here. I really do mean that. The guys they have, the young core that they have, are all guys I can relate to.