file photo foxsports.com: The Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout holds a conversation with Los Angeles Dodger Yesiel Puig whose bound for the minors, as Trout and the Angels host the Oakland A’s starting Tuesday night in Anaheim

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O, there was no surprise in the moves made by the A’s regarding the deal that sent Josh Reddick and Rich Hill to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The moves that were made by the A’s were pretty well telegraphed over the last couple of weeks. First of all everybody involved in the baseball business expected the A’s to be sellers.

Let’s look at the situation the A’s are currently tied for fourth place in the AL West or in reality let’s call it what it is last place. The have a record of 47-58 14.5 games back of division leading Texas. Their 5-5 in their last ten they’ve lost three in a row coming off a three game sweep in Cleveland and their in Anaheim starting Tuesday night.

Charlie O does the Oakland A’s podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com