Athletics Nation · Mar 11, 2022
Get ready for trade season
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty ImagesHallelujah, the lockout is over! Baseball is back, with an eventful week ahead for the sport with free agent signings and trades expected to be completed in short order.
On the flip side, though, is the dreaded rebuild many A’s fans have come to expect when the lockout was lifted. Now that it has been, we hold our breath to see what the team decides to do. With Oakland being phased back into a revenue-sharing club, and with an expanded postseason, there remains a glimmer of hope that they won’t completely tear down the roster, even if that scenario still sees trades in an effort to pare back payroll and build a new young core.