One of the last remaining players from the Oakland Athletics’ last playoff core, Ramon Laureano was hoping to have a big comeback season in 2023 following a lackluster return from his 80-game suspension. If he’d found his form, the A’s would’ve likely traded him to a contender at the trade deadline with 2.5 years of control remaining. Unfortunately, he never got going and the A’s released him shortly after the deadline to find another opportunity.
How Acquired?
One of the biggest steals during the previous era of Oakland baseball, the A’s acquired Laureano during the 2017-18 offseason from the Houston Astros for starter Brooks Raley in a minor prospect-for-prospect trade.