The Oakland Athletics' fire sale seems to have begun, while the New York Mets' offseason overhaul is in full swing.
The A's agreed to trade All-Star starting pitcher Chris Bassitt to New York on Saturday in exchange for right-handed pitching prospects Adam Oller and J.T. Ginn, the Mets announced.
Bassitt is coming off his first career All-Star season last year at the age of 32, though he was similarly strong in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Across both seasons, he posted a 2.90 ERA in 220.1 innings with 214 strikeouts, a 3.41 FIP, a 1.