Report: Oakland A’s Acquire Stephen Piscotty
Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:22 am
(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
UPDATE:The Oakland Athletics have officially made an agreement with Stephen Piscotty.
The #Athletics have acquired OF Stephen Piscotty from the St. Louis Cardinals for IF Yairo Muñoz and IF Max Schrock.
— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) December 14, 2017
According to Sports Illustrated, Piscotty will now be closer to his mother, who lives in Pleasanton and has ALS.
St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said:
“There were certainly some other opportunities to move him elsewhere. When you’re looking at how to break a tie, clearly that did play into it.”
Piscotty, a graduate of Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, batted .235 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 107 games with St. Louis last year. Welcome back to the Bay, Stephen! #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/YmNefijZJv
— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) December 14, 2017
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The Oakland Athletics are reportedly in discussions with St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a trade may come before the end of the winter meetings.
The Cardinals reportedly have a deal in place for Miami Marlins outfielder Marcell Ozuna. That would free them up to deal Piscotty.
Check out the tweet from Susan Slusser below.
A’s edging closer to acquiring Stephen Piscotty from St. Louis https://t.co/7Yw5toZuiz via @sfchronicle
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) December 13, 2017
