Athletics Unlikely To Trade Hitter For Rotation Upgrade

The Athletics need pitchers and have hitters but that doesn’t mean they will trade from one area to address another. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that teams are trying to give the A’s controllable starting pitching in exchange for a young hitter but the A’s would prefer not to mess with their lineup and will focus more on adding pitching via free agency.
The A’s have been rebuilding for a few years now and have had more success on the position player side so far. While man