On Tuesday, the A's bolstered their organizational pitching depth, acquiring left-hander Sean Manaea and right-hander Aaron Brooks, who could potentially join the club from Triple-A Nashville as early as this weekend, when Oakland will have a rotation opening. At the time of the trade, Manaea was ranked by MLBPipeline.com as the No. 4 prospect in Kansas City's farm system.
"Listen, you'd rather be on the other end of it -- that's for sure," A's general manager Billy Beane said. "We've been on both sides during different points of my tenure here.