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• Jacob Wilson Likely Done For Season

  20-08-2026 20:10 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson is headed back to the injured list and is probably done for the year, reports Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. Wilson has been dealing with left shoulder issues this year and is headed to Sacramento to see a doctor. No move was announced before this afternoon’s game in Kansas City, so it appears the A’s are playing short-handed. They start a series in Houston tomorrow and should add someone else to the roster in Wilson’s place before then.
  
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• Athletics Claim Johnathan Rodríguez

  20-08-2026 20:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that they have claimed outfielder Johnathan Rodríguez off waivers from the Pirates and optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Outfielder Tyler Soderstrom has been transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot. It was revealed earlier this week that Soderstrom will undergo season-ending hip surgery on Friday.
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• What Are The Next Steps For The A’s?

  20-08-2026 00:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s stand alone at the bottom of the MLB standings after Wednesday’s loss to Kansas City (combined with an Angels win over Houston). Their 49-77 showing has them on a 63-win pace. Given their injuries and how poorly they’ve played over the last two months, there’s a decent chance they won’t even get to 60 wins. This will probably be their third 100-loss season in the last five years.
  Even if the A’s didn’t expect a playoff berth, they clearly didn&rs
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: The Athletics’ Unclear Future, The Reds Without Hunter Greene, The Yankees’ Infield, And More!

  19-08-2026 16:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Athletics parting ways with general manager David Forst (1:40)
  The Nationals moving CJ Abrams off shortstop
  
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• Tyler Soderstrom To Undergo Hip Surgery

  19-08-2026 02:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s are ruling Tyler Soderstrom out for the season. Manager Mark Kotsay told reporters that the outfielder will undergo left hip surgery on Friday (link via Robert Falkoff of MLB.com).
  Soderstrom has battled a hip impingement dating back to late June. He had a minimal IL stay, came back for five weeks, then was shut back down over the weekend. The surgery will hopefully address the issue for good and allow Soderstrom to enter next season at full health. Playing through the discomf
  
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• A’s Place Tyler Soderstrom On 10-Day IL Due To Hip Impingement

  16-08-2026 23:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Prior to today’s game with the Rangers, the Athletics announced that Tyler Soderstrom has been placed (retroactive to August 15) on the 10-day injured list due to a left hip impingement.  Infielder Darell Hernaiz was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move.
  This is now the second time in the last two months that Soderstrom has been sidelined by this same hip injury, as his previous IL stint on June 28 kept the left fielder out of action for just the minimum 10 days.  A&
  
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• Athletics Claim Joe Rock From White Sox

  16-08-2026 19:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced this afternoon that they’ve claimed left-hander Joe Rock off waivers from the White Sox. They quickly optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. To clear a 40-man roster spot for Rock, the team transferred right-hander Justin Sterner to the 60-day injured list.
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• Luis Severino Likely Out For Rest Of Season

  16-08-2026 18:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Athletics manager Mark Kotsay provided an unfortunate update on injured right-hander Luis Severino yesterday. Kotsay told reporters, including Martín Gallegos of MLB.com, that he doesn’t expect Severino to pitch again this season, as there is not enough time in his throwing program to fully build up.
  Severino hit the 15-day injured list at the end of May with a strain of his shoulder capsule and subscapularis muscle. That pointed toward a long-term absence, and he was unsurprisingly
  
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• Brewers Acquire Jonathan Ornelas From Athletics

  15-08-2026 21:52 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Brewers and Athletics agreed to a minor trade this afternoon, with the A’s sending Jonathan Ornelas to Milwaukee for cash considerations.
  The Brewers reportedly plan to select Ornelas, and he will be active this evening when they take on the Dodgers (per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com). Jihwan Bae will be designated for assignment as the corresponding move.
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• Justin Sterner Undergoes Season-Ending Surgery

  14-08-2026 22:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that right-hander Justin Sterner has undergone right knee surgery, specifically a chondroplasty of the medial femoral condyle. Sterner will start his rehabilitation work but won’t return during the remainder of the 2026 season. He is already on the 15-day injured list but will be transferred to the 60-day IL whenever the A’s need his roster spot.
  Sterner, now 29, was claimed off waivers from the Rays in November of 2024. He was a solid bullpen option for the A
  
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• Top Prospects To Watch At Rookie Cutoff

  14-08-2026 18:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Since the implementation of the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the middle of August has been a common time for top prospects to make their debuts. That CBA introduced the Prospect Promotion Incentive, which can provide teams an extra draft pick if they carry a rookie-eligible top prospect on their MLB roster for an entire season and the player fares well in award voting (i.e. wins Rookie of the Year or finishes top three in Cy Young or MVP balloting within their first three seasons). Only
  
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• Athletics Outright Jonathan Ornelas

  13-08-2026 06:03 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s sent infielder Jonathan Ornelas outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. This is his second career outright, which gives him the right to elect free agency.
  Ornelas was designated for assignment on Monday when Zack Gelof came back from a knee laceration.  He had only been selected onto the big league roster a couple weeks earlier. Ornelas drew four starts in six appearances, three at second base and one in left field. He stepped t
  
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• Minor Transactions: Bowden, Márquez, Martin, Strahm

  12-08-2026 19:59 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The trade deadline set off a whirlwind of roster movement. In this post, MLBTR catches up on some players who were designated for assignment last week.The Athletics sent left-hander Ben Bowden outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The lefty had the right to reject that assignment and elect free agency but has already pitched for the Aviators a couple of times since being outrighted, so it appears he has accepted his assignment. He has a 6.65 earned run
  
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• Nick Kurtz Appears Unlikely To Return This Season

  12-08-2026 03:59 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  There’s a good chance that Nick Kurtz’s season is over. A’s manager Mark Kotsay tells Martín Gallegos of MLB.com that the first baseman’s right thumb will be immobilized throughout August after he received a platelet-rich plasma injection last week.
  “Four weeks of no mobility. You probably can do the timeline and think through the scenarios in front of us for Nick,” Kotsay acknowledged. Kurtz has battled thumb pain since at least the middle of
  
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• A’s Claim Drew Rom

  11-08-2026 19:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have claimed left-hander Drew Rom off waivers from the Brewers, per a club announcement. The A’s already had an opening on the 40-man roster, so no corresponding 40-man move was necessary. Milwaukee had designated Rom for assignment over the weekend.
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• Athletics Designate Jonathan Ornelas For Assignment

  10-08-2026 23:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that infielder/outfielder Zack Gelof has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, infielder/outfielder Jonathan Ornelas has been designated for assignment.
  Ornelas, 26, opted out of a minor league deal with the Yankees in July. He quickly landed a new minor league deal with the A’s and got added to the big league roster on the last day of the month. He got into six games for the A’s and stepped to the plate 13 times. He got two hi
  
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• Athletics Sign Matt Sauer To Minor League Contract

  10-08-2026 18:37 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s signed Matt Sauer to a minor league deal a few days ago. The team didn’t formally announce it, but the right-hander pitched in his first game for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.  Sauer allowed a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batter over two innings of work in his first bit of North American baseball in 2026.
  The 31-year-old Sauer signed a one-year, $950K deal with the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization last winter and delivered a 4.88 ERA, 15.6% strikeout rate
  
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• Athletics Claim Taylor Rashi

  09-08-2026 20:37 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have claimed right-hander Taylor Rashi off waivers from the Twins, per an announcement from the A’s.
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• Athletics, David Forst Part Ways

  07-08-2026 23:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have fired general manager David Forst, per Ken Rosenthal and Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic. The club announced it as a mutually parting of ways. Assistant manager Dan Feinstein has been named interim general manager and the club says they will begin searching for a new GM.
  Forst has been with the A’s for years and years. He was hired as a scout in 2000 and became assistant general manager in 2004, working under general manager Billy Beane. Beane got the GM job in 1997. Bo
  
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• Athletics Fire David Forst

  07-08-2026 22:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have fired general manager David Forst, per Ken Rosenthal and Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic. The club announced it as a mutually parting of ways. Assistant manager Dan Feinstein has been named interim general manager and the club says they will begin searching for a new GM.
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• A’s, Phillies To Swap Seth Johnson For Colby Thomas

  04-08-2026 00:28 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics acquired reliever Seth Johnson from the Phillies for outfielder Colby Thomas, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic.
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• Athletics Select Ben Bowden, DFA Connor Thomas

  02-08-2026 01:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  6:40 pm: To make room for Bowden on their 40-man roster, the Athletics have designated Connor Thomas for assignment. They claimed the left-hander off waivers from the Braves earlier this week and optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. In two appearances for Atlanta this year, Thomas gave up 15 runs in 6 1/3 innings. That only slightly increased his career ERA, which already sat at 20.25, after he gave up 12 runs in 5 1/3 innings for the Brewers in his first MLB season. His numbers at Triple-A are m
  
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• Athletics Select Ben Bowden

  01-08-2026 23:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have selected left-hander Ben Bowden from Triple-A. In a corresponding move, right-hander Luis Morales has been optioned to Las Vegas. The A’s announced both moves before their game this evening against the Tigers. They have not yet announced a corresponding move to make room on their 40-man roster.
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• Athletics Designate Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang For Assignment

  31-07-2026 23:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that they have selected the contract of infielder Jonathan Ornelas, a move that MLBTR covered earlier. To open an active roster spot, outfielder Colby Thomas has been optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. In a corresponding 40-man move, right-hander Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang has been designated for assignment.
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• Athletics To Select Jonathan Ornelas

  31-07-2026 21:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics are calling up infielder Jonathan Ornelas, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR. The A’s will need to make a move, or moves, to make room for him on both the active and 40-man rosters.
  Ornelas, 26, just signed a minor league deal with the A’s last week. He spent most of this year with the Yankees on a minor league deal but opted out of that pact earlier this month, which allowed the A’s to scoop him up. Between the two clubs, he has a .310/.378/.505 line in 308 Tri
  
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• Athletics Claim Connor Thomas

  30-07-2026 20:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that they have claimed left-hander Connor Thomas off waivers from the Braves. Right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. was transferred to the 60-day injured list as a corresponding move. There wasn’t any previous indication that Thomas had been designated for assignment by Atlanta but they apparently tried to quietly sneak him through waivers. Their 40-man count drops to 39.
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• Ten Controllable Bullpen Trade Candidates

  29-07-2026 22:43 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Almost every contender will be involved in the bullpen market over the next five days. Trade prices for relief pitching are accordingly high every deadline season. There are plenty of obvious trade candidates who we’ve discussed for weeks at MLBTR (e.g. Luke Weaver, Brooks Raley, Antonio Senzatela). Most of them are within a year or two of free agency.
  A typical deadline season also sees one or two relievers with an extended window of team control surprisingly dealt. Examples inc
  
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• Shea Langeliers, Mark Leiter Jr. Undergo Surgeries

  28-07-2026 21:08 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  July 28: Both players underwent surgery today, Gallegos reports. Leiter has formally been ruled out for the season. There’s still no timetable for Langeliers’ return, though there’s obviously a chance this will end his year as well.
  July 27: Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers will undergo surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee, relays Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. Reliever Mark Leiter Jr. will also require an operation to address the right hip injury that
  
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• Shea Langeliers, Mark Leiter Jr. To Undergo Surgeries

  28-07-2026 01:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers will undergo surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee, relays Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. Reliever Mark Leiter Jr. will also require an operation to address the right hip injury that sent him to the injured list last week.
  The A’s haven’t provided recovery timelines, though it wouldn’t be surprising if this shuts both players down for the year. Langeliers was already expected to miss most or all of the remaining season af
  
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• A’s Designate Geoff Hartlieb For Assignment

  27-07-2026 23:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  4:55pm: The A’s have now made it official, announcing their acquisition of Blewett with Hartlieb designated for assignment.
  10:10am: The Athletics are designating right-hander Geoff Hartlieb for assignment. The team has to formally announce the move, but it’s listed on the transaction log at MLB.com. The A’s needed to open a 40-man roster spot after acquiring righty Scott Blewett in a cash swap with the Cardinals last night. Presumably, the Hartlieb DFA paves the way for Blewet
  
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