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- Updated: August 2, 2016
OAKLAND — By trading Rich Hill and Josh Reddick to the Dodgers hours before Monday’s Trade Deadline, the A’s turned veteran pieces into controllable pitching prospects for the second season in a row.
Oakland acquired Grant Holmes, who becomes its third-best prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, Frankie Montas (No. 11) and Jharel Cotton (No. 16). It certainly came at a price, too, as A’s general manager David Forst called Reddick “the face of the franchise,” and Hill was one of the American League’s best pitchers when he was healthy.
It’s a similar strategy to what Oakland did at the 2015 Deadline when it acquired Sean Manaea and Daniel Mengden in trades for impending free agents Ben Zobrist and Scott Kazmir, respectively. Again, the A’s (47-58) encountered a situation where it was unlikely they would retain either Reddick or Hill in free agency after this season.
“We were at the point where both players were in demand, and ultimately, the package that we got from the Dodgers, we felt like [it] had the best interest of the organization in mind,” Forst said. “We got three pitchers we expect to be a big part of this organization for a long time to come.”
Forst said all three prospects will move forward in a starting role, although both Montas and Cotton are seen by some as possible …
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