A minor trade was just announced. It’ll have to tide us over until there are more major trades. The deal: the Athletics have sent utilityman Adam Rosales to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league RHP Jeferson Mejia.
Rosales, 34, has played second, third, short and multiple outfield positions this year. He’s hitting .234/.273/.346 in 223 plate appearances. He’s most famous for being the subject of multiple transactions which had him going back and forth between the A’s and the Rangers between 2013 and 2015. It’s shocking, in fact, to see him involved in a deal that does not involve Texas.
The A’s get Mejia, a 22 year-old reliever, currently in A-ball. He strikes out a lot of dudes. He walks a lot of dudes. Which is to say: pretty typical A-ball reliever.