LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The A's and Cardinals completed a trade on Thursday for Stephen Piscotty, who will fill Oakland's need for a right-handed-hitting outfielder.
A deal appeared to be in place late Wednesday, but there was still work to be done, and eventually it was agreed that infield prospects Max Schrock and Yairo Munoz would go to the Cardinals.
Piscotty, 26, is a Bay Area native and he played collegiately at Stanford. He will return to his roots with a controllable contract that takes him through 2022 for $33.