With three weeks to go until the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the A’s have several players that figure to appeal to contending teams. Entering Sunday night, there were nine clubs in the American League alone within five games of a Wild Card berth, which means lots of front offices will approach this month thinking that they could make a push for the postseason with the right roster tinkering.
With that in mind, let’s look at five teams that are good fits to do some dealing with Oakland. We’ll go alphabetically by team mascot, because why not?
It’s no secret the Astros are looking for a front-line starting pitcher.