Ranking the Athletics Trade Deadline returns

The Athletics got four prospects back in two deals, with two of those players standing out

It was a quiet deadline for the Oakland Athletics as they only swung a couple of deals, but with very few player in their arbitration years or entering them they didn’t have many so-called “expendable” pieces to work with. The A’s dumped off Lucas Erceg and Paul Blackburn, and in return got a nice trio of pitchers who could all end up as big league arm. It’s an interesting mix of players...