The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports the Athletics are reluctant to trade outfielder Brent Rooker or JJ Bleday.
Sure, why not. Rooker is on pace to reach the 40-homer threshold for the first time in his career after blasting a career-best 30 round-trippers last year in his Oakland debut. The 29-year-old has made some strides in the batting average department, but he’s still a bit of a one-dimensional slugger. It would be interesting to see how he’d fare on a contending roster, but it seems like the Athletics might elect to hang onto him for now.