The Oakland Athletics are one of the teams that will be 'sellers' at the Trade Deadline, but their biggest trade piece is flying under-the-radar
Well, it's July. That means the hot stove is going to be cranked to eleven for the next few weeks, regarless of whether or not anything is actually happening. Keep in mind that MLB front offices still have to go through an entire MLB Draft in the coming weeks, too. News and transactions may not come immediately, but that doesn't mean that speculation is off the table.
There is one player on the roster, however, that has been hitting the ball extremely well and that also plays a pretty nice left field that could very much be made available this month. Here is his line so far this season after missing some time to begin the year: The Atlanta Braves could use a left fielder, because the platoon they've been running out there to keep Marcell Ozuna locked in at DH hasn't been cutting it. Andujar would provide a boost to an offense that could certainly use one. Plus, the A's and Braves are trading BFFs, so it would make sense if this deal ended up happening.
The upstart Kansas City Royals also make some sense here. Their production from left field has ranked 28th in baseball over the course of the season with a 72 wRC+, and in June they dropped to 29th with a 61. After spending some money in free agency over the winter, the Royals are a team with a limited window of contention with their current roster. Seth Lugo and his 2.
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