Sounds like Duda's cut and O'Hearn is coming up. He'll probably be sharing time with Cuthbert at this point. May the best man win.
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This trade deadline has been totally dead, but Dayton is wheeling and dealing.

Source confirms: #Athletics acquire LH reliever Jake Diekman from #Royals. Return not yet known. First reported: @JeffPassan.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2019

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Actually I stand corrected. Maybe they'll both be playing. Not good news if you're Phillips though.

Dozier is on field now taking fly balls in RF pic.twitter.com/0xSjSeMUHl

— Lynn Worthy (@LWorthySports) July 27, 2019

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@LWorthySports: #Royals announce Jake Diekman*to the Oakland A’s in exchange for outfielder Dairon Blanco*and right-handed pitcher Ismael Aquino
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Gotta believe Phillips will replace Hamilton when that time comes, and then O’Hearn and Cuthbert platoon. Or something.
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@LWorthySports: RHP Kyle Zimmer also recalled
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Not even in the top 30 is the pitcher atleast a lotto ticket? I miss trades that used to get you decent prospect's
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Neither are in the MLB Pipeline top 30 for the A’s. :-)
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@MattEddyBA: Don't judge Dairon Blanco for his age. He signed out of Cuba prior to the 2018 season and began his U.S. career at high Class A Stockton.

He made the Cal League all-star team and was just beginning to find his stroke when he missed most of the second half with an injury. https://twitter.com/MattEddyBA/statu...02358525222914

@ClintScoles: Aquino is probably the land here if you can improve the control/command. At 26 Blanco probably doesn't have a lot more than who he is currently which maybe you can get a 4th OF type out of him. The OF is stuffed currently.

@JasonPennini: Here was Ismael Aquino from extended spring training. Mid 90s fastball, touched 96 w/run. Mid 80s CHG the best secondary. SL/CUT 85-87 chance to get to average. Projects to middle relief w/a chance for high leverage if SL/command take a step forward. https://twitter.com/JasonPennini/sta...288769/video/1
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Blanco with 80-grade speed
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Multiple teams interested and this is the best we can get? I hope I'm wrong in my criticism, but this seems underwhelming...
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Duda IS gone.

We have recalled 1B Ryan O’Hearn from Omaha and designated 1B Lucas Duda for assignment. #Royals

— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 27, 2019

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Dayton & Billy love to trade with each other.
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Maybe give Gordon a few days off here and there too.

The real "problem" will be if Mondesi comes back. It sounds like he's rehabbing at least. If he actually comes back there's going to be logjams all over the field, which is a pretty weird thing to say for a 100 loss team.
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That's the world we live in now. Nobody wants to trade away anything of value. Look at this year, Dayton is literally about the only seller out here wheeling and dealing.

Manny Machado is a $300 million player and he got traded for 5 prospects last year... and only one of them was considered an elite prospect, and he's had to repeat AA and just fell out of the top 100 this year. And that was for Manny Machado.
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