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San Francisco Giants preview: Giants hope to end losing skid against A’s

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San Francisco Giants Thairo Estrada is out flat on his back after being hit in the helmet by a Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Leiter fastball that got up and away on Sat Jul 30, 2022. Estrada is expected to be off the IL this Sun Aug 7, 2022 at the Oakland Coliseum against the Oakland A’s (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Friday, August 5, 2022

The San Francisco Giants are enjoying a rare Friday night off, returning to action Saturday with a two-game interleague series with Bay Area rivals the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum.

Earlier this season, the Giants could have looked at this series as an easy two wins, but that scenario has shifted. San Francisco is 3-7 in its last 10 games and 3-12 since the All-Star break – the worst such record in the majors.

While the Giants were swept in a four-game series with the National League-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, the A’s took two of three from the fading Los Angeles Angels.

Coming into the weekend series, the Giants are 51-55, 22 games behind the first-place Dodgers. Oakland is 41-66, fifth place in the American League West. The A’s are 6-4 in their last 10 games.

Probable starters for Saturday’s game are left-hander Carlos Rodon (9-6, 3.00) against Oakland’s Adam Oller (1-4, 7.68). Sunday’s probables are Logan Webb (9-5, 3.20) for San Francisco against the Athletics’ Cole Irvin (6-8, 3.04).

Off the field, catcher Joey Bart is dealing with groin tightness, but not expected to go on the injured list. Shortstop Brandon Crawford (left knee inflammation) and outfielder Joc Pederson (concussion) are expected to leave the IL on Saturday. Meanwhile, infielder Thairo Estrada (concussion) may return off the IL on Sunday, and the Giants determined that third baseman Evan Longoria (strained right hamstring) will not need a rehab assignment. Longoria is not expected back until possibly next week.

The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association announced Thursday that Wilmer Flores was selected as the Giants’ recipient of its Heart and Hustle Award. One player is selected for each team and the overall winner will be announced in November.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Frustration building up SF has lost 11 of last 14

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon makes the start on Sat Aug 6, 2022 at the Oakland Coliseum against the Oakland A’s to open a two game series (NBC Bay Area photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael just how badly is the wild card slipping away from this team?

#2 If you had to point to any two things that have gone wrong in these last 11 out 14 games what would it be?’

#3 Is Gabe Kapler’s managing in question or part of the problem that the Giants are having?

#4 What do you make of the trading of gestures between Giants pitcher Jarin Garcia and Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts causing Betts and James Outman to jaw at Garcia?

#5 Taking a look at the starting pitchers for this Saturday’s contest Carlos Rodon (9-6, 3.00) he’ll be opposed by A’s starter Adam Oller (1-4, 7.68) a 4:07 pm PDT first pitch at the Oakland Coliseum how do you see this series for the Giants?

Join Michael for the Giants Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s preview: A’s host Giants for brief two game series at Coliseum beginning Saturday night

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Oakland A’s slugger Ramon Laureano get congratulated upon returning to the Oakland dugout after hitting a two run home run against the Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim on Thu Aug 4, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND–The annual Bay Bridge series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants resume this Saturday in Oakland. The team split the two-game series played at Oracle Park in late April.

Both Bay Area teams are not having a good season. The A’s are in a rebuild mode as they traded away three of the best pitchers. They sent Matt Olson to Atlanta and Matt Chapman to the Toronto Blue Jays. The team has the worst record in the American League.

The A’s, however, have played better since the All-Star break. Oakland won their last two games and are 6-4 in the last ten. The Giants, winners of 107 games last year, entered the season with high hopes.

They lost Buster Posey to retirement, and Kevin Gausman signed a free-agent deal with Toronto. The Giants had most of the players back for the 2022 season. In his third year at the helm, Giants’ manager Gabe Kapler has not seen his team play as well as they did last year.

The Giants are 51-55 and are in third place in the National League West Division. They currently trail the Philadelphia Phillies by six and 1/2 games in the race for the third Wild Card slot. The Giants have lost four in a row to the hated Dodgers and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

The Giants are hoping to get back on track this weekend in Oakland. They will send their best two pitchers to face the A’s. Lefty Carlos Rodon (9-6, 3.00 ERA) will pitch on Saturday. Righty Logan Webb (9-5, 3.20 ERA) will be on the mound on Sunday.

The A’s will counter with Adam Oller (1-4, 7.68 ERA). The A’s have not announced their starter for Sunday. There is speculation that the A’s will use one of the pitchers acquired in the trade that sent Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino to the New York Yankees. The platers are Ken Waldichuk and J.P.Sears. Both are currently with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.

The Giants have a lot of familiar names on their roster. They won’t see Brandon Crawford, Evan Longoria, Thairo Estrada, or Joc Pedersen. All those players are on the IL. However, Brandon Belt will be at first base, as usual.

Belt has missed a lot of playing time this season to injury. Tommy La Stella or the versatile Wilmer Flores will play second. Dixon Machado will be the shortstop. J.D Davis, acquired from the New York Mets for Darrin Ruf, or rookie David Villar will be at third.

Luis Gonzalez will patrol left field for the Giants. Mike Yazstremski or Austin Slater will be in center. LaMonte Wade, Jr will play in right. Yaz or Slater can also play there if needed. The Giants have four players that can be the DH. La Stella, Flores, Davis, And Yermin Merceded will be inserted as the DH when needed.

The A’s big three power guys right now are Ramon Laureano, Sean Murphy, and Seth Brown. Brown and Murphy had two RBIs in the wild win over the Angels on Thursday. Laureano had four RBIs in the game.

The A’s are using Nick Allen, Jonah Bride, and Vimael Machin in three different infield spots as needed. Tony Kemp has played second base and left field for Oakland. Chad Pinder, Skye Bolt, and Stephen Piscotty have played in different outfield positions.

The outcome of the games will depend on the bullpens. Right now, the A’s pen has pitched well. The Giants are using Camilo Doval as the closer.

The A’s Zach Jackson earned a save Wednesday night against the A’s. He may not remain in that role as Dany Jimenez is off the IL. Jimenez pitched the eighth inning against the Angels Thursday. He struck out the side.

The A’s are expecting large crowds for the series. The teams love to beat each other and win bragging rights. It should be a fun weekend.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Daniel Dullum: Giants Kapler gets boot after sticking up for pitcher Garcia in four game sweep

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San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler argued with umpire Phil Cuzzi regarding pitcher Jarlin Garcia getting ejected during Thu Aug 4, 2022 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park in San Francisco (photo from Fox Sports)

On the Giants podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 Daniel, Clayton Kershaw left Thursday’s game after suffering back pain pitched four innings, gave up three hits, one earned run, and pitched well enough to win if he had the opportunity.

#2 The 5-3 win gives the Dodgers another four game sweep over the Giants for the second time in the last month.

#3 Giants manager Gabe Kapler got ejected after Giants pitcher Jarlin Garcia got ejected for making gestures at the Dodgers Mookie Betts.

#4 Betts and Trea Turner both hit home runs to help the Dodgers get their first four game sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since 1977.

#5 The Giants open a three game series in Oakland on Saturday night. Giants starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (9-6, 3.00) and for the A’s Adam Oller (1-4, 7.68) a 7:07 pm PDT first pitch.

Join Daniel for the Giants podcasts each Thursday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s win a wild one over LA ; Angels hit seven home runs and still lost 8-7

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By Jerry Feitelberg

An adage in baseball says, “you never know what is going to happen in a game.” The A’s and Angels played a wild one Thursday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. The Angels hit seven solo home runs and lost 8-7.

It was the sixth time in baseball history that a team has hit seven home runs in a game and lost. Angels fans left the stadium, shaking their heads in disbelief. How could this happen? Yet it did. The A’s offense produced six runs in the third and two in the fourth. The Angels’ bullpen allowed the a’s just one hit over the next five innings.

The Angels’ DH, Shohei Ohtani, started the homer parade by hitting his 23rd of the year to give the Angels an early 1-0 lead. Former A’s catcher Kurt Suzuki made it 2-0 in favor of LA when he blasted his third dinger of the year in the bottom of the second inning.

The A’s offense came to life in the top of the third. A’s second baseman Jonah Bride got things going with a single. Third baseman Vimael Machin reached on a fielder’s choice. Bride was out at second. Angels’ starter Janson Junk walked Nick Allen and Tony Kemp to load the bases.

Ramon Laureano doubled to drive in Machin and Allen. Sean Murphy doubled to drive in Kemp and Laureano. Seth Brown hit his 16th home run of the year to put the A’s ahead 6-2. The A’s sent 11 hitters to the plate in the third. Tayloe Ward led off the bottom of the third with his 14th big fly to make it 8-3.

The A’s put two more runs on the board in the fourth. With one out, Tony Kemp bunted for a single. Laureano homered to make it an 8-3 ball game. In the bottom of the fourth, Blackburn gave up a solo home run to the Angels’ left fielder Jo Adell. It was the first time in Blackburn’s career that he gave up four home runs in a game. The A’s led 8-4

Blackburn left the game after pitching five innings. Lefty Sam Moll was on the hill for Oakland. Angels’ first baseman Jared Walsh homered with one out to close the gap to 8-5. Lefty Kirby Snead was brought in to pitch the seventh.

He hit the first batter he faced with a pitch. He got Taylor Ward to hit into a 6-4-3 double play. The next hitter was Shohei Ohtani. Snead threw Ohtani a pitch that appeared to be about three inches inside. Ohtani turned on the pitch and sent the ball out of the park for his 24th of the year. It was now an 8-6 game.

A’s manager Mark Kotsay brought Dany Jimenez to pitch the eighth inning. Jimenez was making his first appearance since coming off the 10-day IL. How did he do? He struck out the side. Zach Jackson, who earned his third save of the year yesterday, had the task of getting the last three outs of the game. Jackson struck out Kurt Suzuki for the first out.

The next hitter, Mickey Moniak, recently acquired in a trade with the Phillies, hit his first home run as an Angel. It was the seventh solo Angel Home run. Jackson walked pinch-hitter, Max Stassi. Jackson struck out Ward for the second out.

Shohei Ohtani came to the plate as the potential winning run. Mark Kotsay brought the very tall A.J.Puk to pitch to Ohtani. It was a very tense moment in the game. The suspense ended when Ohtani popped out on Puk’s first pitch. The A’s win 8-7.

Game Notes- With the win, the A’s are 41-66. Oakland ended the six-game road trip 3-3. The Angels dropped to 44-61. Paul Blackburn was the winning pitcher. His record is now 7-6. His line was five innings pitched, six hits, four runs, one walk, three strikeouts, and four home runs. The losing pitcher was Janson Junk. Junk is now 1-1.

The A’s line was eight runs, eight hits, and no errors. Ramon Laureano had a double, home run, and four RBIs. Sean Murphy drove in two, and Seth Brown’s 16th of the year put two more on the board for Oakland.
Shohei Ohtani had three hits for the Angels. He had a single and two home runs. It was the 11th time in his career that he had two homers in a game. The Line score for the Angels was seven runs, nine hits, and no errors.
The A’s are off on Friday. They return home to face the San Francisco Giants on Saturday and Sunday. Then, they face the Angels for three more games starting on Monday. Starting pitchers for Saturday’s game for San Francisco Carlos Rodon (9-6, 3.00) for Oakland (1-4, 7.68) 7:07 pm PDT first pitch.

The time of the game was 3:25. 23,849 fans watched nine balls fly out of the park as the A’s outlasted the Angels 8-7.

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Will latest lawsuit be the one to stop A’s move to Howard Terminal?

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Oakland A’s team president David Kaval in green shirt said that the lawsuit filed by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association could stop the Howard Terminal project (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 Bay Conservation and Development Commission who voted for the Howard Terminal project is now facing a lawsuit brought on by the East Oakland Stadium Alliance and Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, the Harbor Trucking Association and the California Trucking Association the plaintiffs say that the vote by the BCDC was too fast with not enough thought process going into the project.

#2 Pacific Merchant lawyer and vice president Mike Jacob said that the A’s are only interested in doing something fast where the plaintiffs want to do something right.

#3 MLB and David Kaval the A’s team president have made it clear if the A’s don’t get to move to Howard Terminal there headed to Las Vegas and Kaval stated that he has visited several potential sites and said that it’s easy to build in Vegas than in Oakland.

#4 Jerry, with the trades of Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino how much of a setback will it be for Oakland going forward.

#5 For today’s fourth and final contest in Anaheim going for the A’s Paul Blackburn (6-6, 4.15) and for the Angels Janson Junk (1-0, 0.00) a 12:07 pm PDT fist pitch.

Join Jerry for the A’s podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s get solid performance from Kaprielian down Angels 3-1

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Elvis Andrus (17) and Sean Murphy (12) share a forearm bash after Murphy’s two run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning at the Oakland Coliseum as Ramon Luareano (22) looks on against the Los Angeles Angels at the Big A in Anaheim on Wed Aug 3, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Oakland A’s bounced back to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 Wednesday night at Angel Stadium. The A’s had to face the Angels’ ace, Shohei Ohtani. The young man from Japan entered the game with a record of 9-6 and an ERA of 2.81.

Ohtani was in the Angels’ lineup as the designated hitter. Ohtani is hitting .255 with 22 homers and 62 RBIs. The A’s sent James Kaprielian out to do the pitching for Oakland. Kaprielian got off to a slow start as he had to deal with a shoulder issue early in the season. He was 0-5 entering July. In July, he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.03.

His record for the season before Wednesday’s game was 2-5 with an ERA of 4.50. The smart money probably would be putting money on Ohtani to win the game.

Kaprielian had other ideas and outpitched Ohtani to win his third game of the year. Kaprielian went five and 1/3rd innings and allowed just one run. Ohtani was the losing pitcher. Ohtani was touched for three runs as he absorbed his seventh loss of the season.

The A’s drew first blood in the top of the fourth. Ramon Laureano reached safely on Angels’ third baseman Luis Rengifo’s throwing error. Laureano went to second on a wild pitcher. A’s catcher Sean Murphy singled to drive in Laureano with the A’s first run.

The Angels tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Their center-fielder, Magneuris Sierra, led off the inning with a single. Kaprielian retired David Fletcher on a ground-out. Sierra advanced to second on the play.

Kaprielian retired Shohei Ohtani on another ground-out. Sierra motored to third on the play. Luis Rengifo atoned for an error in the previous inning by hitting a double to drive in Sierra with the tying run. The score was 1-1 after five complete.

The A’s put two more runs on the board in the top of the sixth. Ramon Laureano led off the sixth with a single. The next hitter, Sean Murphy, blasted his 13th home run over the fence in left field to put the A’s in the lead 3-1. Ohtani retired the next two hitters. He walked Jed Lowrie and gave up a single to Chad Pinder. Angels’ manager Phil Nevin brought Aaron Loup to get the final out of the inning.

Neither team scored after the sixth inning. The A’s used Sam Moll to finish the sixth, A.J.Puk in the seventh, Domingo Acevedo in the eighth, and Zach Jackson earned his third save by setting the Angels down 1-2-3 in the ninth. The A’ win 3-1.

Game Notes: With the win, the A’s are now 40-66. The Angels fall to 44-60. 

Kaprielian won his third game of the season. He is now 3-5. His line was five and 1/3rd innings, one run, six hits, and walked one and four strikeouts. Kaprielian threw 83 pitches. Ohtani was the losing pitcher. His record is 9-7. Ohtani has lost his last three starts.

His line was five and 2/3rds innings of work. He allowed seven hits, three runs(two earned), one walk, and seven strikeouts. Ohtani did not stay in the game as the DH even though he was done pitching. 

The hitting star for Oakland was Sean Murphy. Murph had a single and a home run. He drove in all three Oakland runs.

The teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series Thursday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. The game will start at 1:07 pm.

Paul Blackburn (6-6, 4.15) will go for Oakland. Janson Junk (1-0, 0.00) pitches for the Angels.

The time of the game was 3:08. 25,190 fans watched as the A’s beat the Angels 3-1.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: New Lawsuit Against Howard Terminal

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Mr. Mike Jacob (in photo), vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association which represents port workers, said the San Francisco Bay Area Conservation and Development commission failed to properly evaluate the impacts of the project before they voted in favor of the A’s request. (photo from pmsaship.com)

New Lawsuit Against Howard Terminal

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By Amaury Pi-González

OAKLAND–This June the San Francisco Bay Area Conservation and Development approved the Howard Terminal project, ruling it will not negatively affect the Port of Oakland Operations.

Now the group of Port operators and trucking disagree with the June ruling claiming the commission did not adequately assess the environmental impact of the project as mandatory by law.

In a recent statement Mr. Mike Jacob, vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association which represents port workers, said the San Francisco Bay Area Conservation and Development commission failed to properly evaluate the impacts of the project before they voted in favor of the A’s request. Mr.Jacob claims the commission should have allowed their advisory group to do further analysis on their recommendation prior to taking a vote.

How many lawsuits now?

Three (including this one) of the legal opposition to the project is coming from an argument that the project has not received the proper level of analysis about the environmental impact. That is the key to this most recent lawsuit. According to the law, all these lawsuits need to be decided within 270 days of the lawsuit being filed. The opposition to Howard Terminal is basically claiming that not enough environmental studies have been done and that more is needed.

How do the courts consider this lawsuit? Depends on how the courts interpret an evaluation of the economic impact of the project.

This November 8 the elections for Mayor and other positions in the Oakland government. Do not be surprised if we still talking about the Howard Terminal project by then.

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

Angels beat A’s 3-1 to win opener of three-game set at the Big A in Anaheim

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Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani hits a line drive to center for an out in the bottom of the third inning against the visiting Oakland A’s at the Big A in Anaheim on Tue Aug 1, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The sports world was saddened Tuesday night when news of the passing of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully. Scully was the voice of the Dodgers, first in Brooklyn, then in Los Angeles. Scully was 94 years old.

There are many broadcasters, but he was the best of the best. There will be many tributes to Vin in the coming days. As a personal note, I was privileged to meet and talked with him several times when the A’s played the Dodgers. He will be missed by all who knew him and listened to his magnificent ability to bring the game of baseball to life.

On Tuesday night, there was a baseball game in Anaheim between the A’s and the Los Angeles Angels. Frankie Montas was supposed to start for Oakland. Noah Syndergaard was supposed to go for the Angels. Both players had new teams on Tuesday. The A’s traded Montas and Lou Trivino for four prospects. The A’s received three pitchers and a position player. Two of the pitchers are left-handed. The Angels traded Syndergaard and outfielder Brandon Marsh to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Angels traded their closer Raisel Iglesias to the Atlanta Braves.

Cole Irvin started for Oakland, and the Angels countered with lefty Jose Suarez. Irvin pitched well, but Suarez was better. The Angels won the game 3-1.

The Angels’ shortstop, who loves to hit against the A’s, sent Irvin’s third pitch of the game over the fence in left field. Irvin settled down and retired the next three hitters. The Angels led 1-0 after one inning of play.

The A’s defense committed two errors in the bottom of the second to give the Angels an unearned run. Irvin retired the first two hitters in the bottom of the second. Angels left fielder Jo Adell reached on an infield single. A’s third baseman Jonah Bride’s throw to first went over the first baseman’s head for an error. Adell went to second. On the next play, A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus’s throw to first base got past Dermis Garcia for the second error of the inning. Adell scored to put the Angels ahead 2-1.

The Angels added a run in the fourth. With one out, Angels’ first baseman Jared Walsh doubled. Irvin retired Adell for the second out. Angel’s third baseman Phil Gosselin hit a flyball to shallow right field. Three players had a chance to catch the ball. Stephen Piscotty nearly caught the ball. He stretched out to catch it but could not get the ball into his glove. Walsh scored with the Angels’ third run of the night.

The A’s offense put a run on the board in the top of the fifth. Jonah Bride worked Suarez for a walk, leading off the inning. Bride went to second on a passed ball. A’s catcher Sean Murphy singled to drive in Bride. 

The A’s had a chance to get back into the game in the top of the sixth. Righty Andrew Wantz was now pitching for the Angels. The A’s loaded the bases with no out. Tony Kemp pinch hit for Nick Allen and struck out. Wantz got Jonah Bride to hit into the pitcher’s best friend, a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Jimmy Herget retired all A’s six hitters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings. Left Jose Quijada set the A’s down in order 1-2-3 in the ninth to preserve the win for Los Angeles. The Angels win 3-1.

Game Notes: With the loss, the A’s dropped to 39-66. The Angels improved to 44-59.

Suarez was the winning pitcher. His line was five innings, five hits, and one unearned run. He is now 3-4. Cole Irvin absorbed his eighth loss of the year. Irvin went six innings allowing six hits, three runs, two earned, and one home run. Irvin has given up three leadoff home runs this season. He is the first pitcher in A’s history to accomplish that feat.

Elvis Andrus was the hitting star for Oakland Andrus had two singles and a double in four at-bats.

The line score for Oakland was one run, seven hits, and two costly errors. The Angels’ line was three runs, seven hits, and no errors.

Game two of the series will start at 6:38 pm Wednesday at Angels Stadium. Shohei Ohtani will gor for LA and James Kaprielian with pitch for Oakland.

The time of the game was 2:33. 22,920 were on hand to see the Angels win.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: No Surprise A’s Frankie Montas Traded along with Lou Trivino

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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.

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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