Last Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics traded their third and final major piece when they sent Ben Zobrist to the Kansas City Royals for pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea. Manaea was praised as the key acquisition in that deal. He was a first round pick in 2013, and he has earned an excellent 3.09 ERA through 33 starts in the minors (including a seven-inning three-hit shutout recently with Double-A Midland). He has been living up to the expectations that previously made him the second best prospect in the Royals’ system according to MLB.
Oakland Athletics’ Aaron Brooks May Be Sleeper Starter
