OAKLAND — The A’s obviously made news Monday by dealing Sonny Gray and Adam Rosales.
Just as noteworthy are a couple of veterans who stayed put.
Second baseman Jed Lowrie and first baseman Yonder Alonso both appeared to be trade candidates as July unfolded. Lowrie is playing well, and the A’s have top prospect Franklin Barreto as an option at second base. Alonso will be a free agent at season’s end, and first base is also a position where the A’s can utilize younger players in Ryon Healy and Matt Olson.
With the deadline having passed and both veterans still wearing green and gold, it remains to be seen how — or if — Barreto and Olson factor into the plans over the month of August.