OAKLAND -- The relief market is abuzz these days, and the A's are among the many teams watching with close interest as names continue to come off the board in swift succession.
That doesn't mean the late shoppers are without options.
"We do still have a number of active conversations," A's general manager David Forst said last week. "You can see what relief costs on the free-agent market right now, so we're having to contend with that and still work within our budget parameters.
"It's hard to say when we're going to get there, but we continue to work on the left-handed reliever.