While a lot of attention has been focused on trade rumors surrounding position players Matt Chapman and Matt Olson, Oakland also has three starting pitchers who would likely interest contenders around the league.
The trio of Chris Bassitt, Sean Manaea, and Frankie Montas led one of the top rotations in the American League in 2021. They’re all coming off above-average seasons and have strong value but are getting expensive and entering the final year or two of team control with some injury risk involved. Yet even with expected trades of major parts of the team, will the A’s sell off all three of them, or will they keep somebody?