Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!
As you well know, the A’s did not let the trade deadline pass uneventfully yesterday. Luis Severino will remain in green and gold. But closer Mason Miller, who had recently been considered off the table in trade talks, has been shipped to the Padres along with JP Sears in exchange for—wait for it—a bona fide haul of the Friars’ top prospects.
There is no doubt that the A’s endgame will suffer in the short term as a result of this transaction, but the team’s prospect depth has been greatly fortified with a new No.