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The Oakland A’s dropped a winnable game on Sunday, but they still left Anaheim with a series victory over the AL West division rival Los Angeles Angels. Now they’ll get their first look at another western foe, with the Seattle Mariners paying a visit to the Coliseum for three games.
The opener will see
Frankie Montas take the mound for the green and gold. The right-hander has been quality or close to it in each of his last five starts, totaling 28⅓ innings with a 3.49 ERA, 25 Ks, 8 BB, and no more than three runs in any single game. He’ll look to continue the success he had against Seattle last summer, when he tossed two quality starts with just one earned run over 13 innings combined.
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The MLB trade deadline was relatively quiet last year because of a thin upcoming free-agent class, the coronavirus pandemic and an expanded playoff field that convinced more teams buying or holding was the right move.
As clubs have placed increasing value on prospects and young, controllable MLB players, fewer and fewer blockbuster deals have taken place at midseason.
That said, there will still almost certainly be a handful of notable veterans who move this summer, and there s a chance there could be headline-grabbing deals ahead of next year s bumper crop of free-agent talent.
We selected the 10 players most likely to be traded in 2021 based on their teams outlooks, their contract situations and past trade rumors.