The decimation of a once-promising Oakland A’s roster continues.
After the A’s traded All-Stars Chris Bassitt, Matt Chapman and Matt Olson initially of the spring, Sean Manaea is the subsequent fan favourite on his means out of city.
In accordance with MLB.com, the A’s traded Manaea and 21-year-old prospect Aaron Vacation to the San Diego Padres Sunday morning in change for infielder Euribiel Angeles and pitcher Adrian Martinez.
The commerce leaves Oakland with an enormous gap in its rotation lower than per week earlier than Opening Day, however accomplishes proprietor John Fisher’s grim goal of slashing payroll.
Angeles is ranked because the Padres’ No. 12 prospect by MLB.com whereas Martinez, a right-handed starter, is ranked because the Padres’ No. 26 prospect and might be a candidate to make begins for Oakland this yr.
In San Diego, Manaea will reunite along with his outdated supervisor, Bob Melvin, one other distinguished determine within the A’s group who departed this offseason. Melvin changed former Padres supervisor Jayce Tingler and is attempting to assist San Diego overcome the Giants and Dodgers within the Nationwide League West.
The A’s acquired Manaea, 30, in a deadline deal throughout the 2015 season from the Royals for Ben Zobrist. By the subsequent season, he joined the A’s rotation, and when wholesome has been a staple ever since.
In April 2018, Manaea no-hit the Boston Pink Sox on the Coliseum.
Manaea, like Chris Bassitt, Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Frankie Montas, was the topic of commerce rumors the whole offseason. Manaea, 30, is eligible to grow to be a free agent after this season. He’ll earn $9.75 million this season.
The left-hander began at the least 24 video games in 4 of his six seasons with the A’s, lacking many of the 2019 season recovering from shoulder surgical procedure and making solely 11 begins throughout the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Manaea is one in all 18 pitchers to win at the least 50 video games in Oakland A’s franchise historical past. He went 50-41 with a 3.86 ERA.
The previous No. 34 general draft choose, final season set profession highs in innings pitched and strikeouts, ending within the High 10 within the AL in ERA, strikeouts and WHIP.