MLB Trade Rumors: The Kansas City Royals have traded Jake Diekman to the Oakland A’s, per reports on Twitter. Diekman is a lefthanded reliever who spent the previous several seasons with the Texas Rangers, prior to the Rangers dealing Diekman to the Arizona Diamondbacks last summer for relief pitcher Wei-Chieh Huang and pitcher Joshua Javier.
Diekman has a 4.75 ERA and a 3.37 FIP in 41.2 IP this season. The A’s reportedly have given up two prospects for him, but the identity has not been revealed.