benzona

FYI, I have been surprised with the rumors that Aiken is headed Yavapai JC (Prescott, AZ) when there's a powerhouse baseball JuCo much closer to his San Diego home in Cypress JC (near Anaheim and Long Beach). Yes, but Yavapai is much better academically.

Think it's a good trade for everyone. Boston basically get their compensation pick + nice upgrade on Gomes for Lester who was leaving anyway end of the year.

A's also send Boston competitive balance draft pick, as per Jeff Passan. Cash back to A's.

Good move. He could replace Hammel and shore up their rotation.

Heyman tweeted it's to the As