Oakland A’s-Los Angeles Angles BLOCKBUSTER

[Oakland Athletics]

The A’s send:
Yoan Moncada 0.5M/18 1M/19 2M/20 Arb1/21 Arb2/22 Arb3/23 UFA/23
Brusdar Graterol (Prospect)
Bubba Thompson (Prospect)

The Angels send:
D.J. LeMahieu 6M/18 13.5M/19 18M/20 18M/21 UFA/22
Walker Buehler (Prospect)
1.75 mil in IFA money

The A’s accept. We are very excited to get DJ and we think he is one of the most consistent and underrated players in this league. It really pains me to trade Moncada but after assessing the future of our rotation it was clear we needed to go out and get an ace to lead that. We are very excited that we were able to get Buehler and think he will lead our rotation as soon as later this year. Thanks for the trade LA.

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I accept. Not excited to lose a guy like Buehler, but I felt the money saving move of swapping DJ for Moncada would be better for my future plans. This should still keep me very competitive. I also retool my farm a little bit.

[Colorado Rockies]

Not a valid trade--can't include IFA money in trades involving players with MLB experience