Whether it’s the Winter Meetings or July’s non-waiver trade deadline, the Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane is sure to make a splash. Considering the fact that the A’s reside in the American League West cellar, it comes to no surprise that infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist is in fact headed to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea; this was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
After trading south paw Scott Kazmir to the Houston Astros on Thursday as well as closer Tyler Clippard yesterday to the New York Mets, Zobrist becomes the third impending free agent to be dealt by Oakland in less than a week.