Athletics' top trade candidate is 6.20 ERA righty who doesn't like A's mound
This trade candidate makes a ton of sense for the Athletics.
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The Athletics are tied atop the AL West through their first 22 games with an 11-11 record. The Texas Rangers are 11-11 as well, with the rest of the division sitting behind both the A's and Rangers. But that doesn't mean the Athletics aren't going to be willing to trade away some players at the trade deadline.
In fact, there's one player who is an obvious trade candidate this year. ESPN's David Schoenfield highlighted that the Athletics' top trade candidate is Luis Severino, the 6. 20 ERA righty who has openly expressed his dissatisfaction with the mound at the temporary home of the A's in Sacramento.
Athletics' top trade candidate is Luis Severino "Trade candidate: Luis Severino," Schoenfield writes. "Severino still has good stuff but has struggled in Sacramento, where he had a 6. 01 ERA last season compared with a 3.