Former Oakland A’s pitcher Frankie Montas is shown here walking to the Oakland dugout after completing the top of the third inning of pitching in the night cap of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Thu Jul 21, 2022 at the Oakland Coliseum. Montas and reliever Lou Trivino both were dealt to the New York Yankees for minor league prospects (AP News file photo)

No Surprise: A’s Frankie Montas Traded along with Lou Trivino.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

The Oakland A’s rebuilding which began months before the 2022, continued ahead of the August 2, deadline for trades. Frankie Montas, their best starter will be wearing pinstripes as the New York Yankees acquired him along with reliever Lou Trivino.

Montas was one of the best top of the line starters on the market, Trivino, a reliever who did not performed as a closer as the team had hoped for, however, he will have a change of scenery going to New York, where in the land of the greatest closer ever Mariano Rivera, he will have to perform, or else. In typical rebuilding mode, the Oakland A’s in return received four of the Yankees top prospects.

Left handed pitchers J.P Sears and Ken Waldichuk, right handed Luis Medina and second baseman Cooper Bowman. The Yankees most requested prospect is their young shortstop Anthony Volpe, (their untouchable prospect), which the Yankees will keep in their organization

Other names potentially on the trading block for the A’s, Ramón Laureano, Sean Murphy and maybe a couple of relievers from the bullpen, all the players that have any value in order to bring a good return of younger prospects to continue the rebuilding process.

Stay tune for more. The deadline for trades is this Tuesday 6PM EDT, 3PM PDT.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish radio lead play by play talent for the Oakland A’s on flagship station Le Grande 1010 KIQI San Francisco and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com