Athletics Nation · Jan 30, 2023
Elephant Rumblings: A rebuild reality check
Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!
Let me tell you something: this weekend was all about that other sport that’s played with a prolate spheroid. Rarely do I encounter such a dearth of newsworthy stories about the A’s, or even baseball in general. Drew Silva at MLB Trade Rumors seemed to be piloting a ghost ship all weekend, penning the lion’s share of Sunday’s news for the site.
Among Silva’s more interesting reports yesterday was of Josh Harrison’s new deal with the Phillies. Harrison got one year and $2 million from Philadelphia, which is one cool million less than the A’s will pay one of their new acquisitions, Jesus Aguilar, in 2023. Personally, I like the Harrison deal better.