This doesn’t make a ton of sense for the A’s. They’ll need Bassitt if they want to make a playoff push, and they have nowhere to play Rooker – blocked at first by Olson, at DH by Davis, etc. If Oakland falls out of it and decides to move Bassitt, it would likely be for younger pitching.
andyinfremontAndy Spafford
on June 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm
I agree. At best, Rooker would play in left, which is only a mild need for the A’s given that they already have Grossman/Pinder/Cahna. Not only is Bassitt needed by the A’s this year, I think he’s a good bet for next’s rotation year too. He’s been effective and will still be relatively cheap. It’s also unlikely that all our hopefully close-to-returning injured pitchers — Manaea, Cotton, Puk and Luzardo — will be healthy and effective. Until their health and effectiveness is established, Bassitt will almost certainly stay. Mengden (and maybe Blackburn) would be dealt before Bassitt.
This doesn’t make a ton of sense for the A’s. They’ll need Bassitt if they want to make a playoff push, and they have nowhere to play Rooker – blocked at first by Olson, at DH by Davis, etc. If Oakland falls out of it and decides to move Bassitt, it would likely be for younger pitching.
I agree. At best, Rooker would play in left, which is only a mild need for the A’s given that they already have Grossman/Pinder/Cahna. Not only is Bassitt needed by the A’s this year, I think he’s a good bet for next’s rotation year too. He’s been effective and will still be relatively cheap. It’s also unlikely that all our hopefully close-to-returning injured pitchers — Manaea, Cotton, Puk and Luzardo — will be healthy and effective. Until their health and effectiveness is established, Bassitt will almost certainly stay. Mengden (and maybe Blackburn) would be dealt before Bassitt.