Athletics star slugger called 'trade target to watch' with move expected

The Oakland Athletics are in the middle of another down season.

Oakland has had another rough year and is in last place in the American League West with a 39-62 record. The Athletics continue to struggle and will be a team contenders look to ahead of the trade deadline.

The Athletics unsurprisingly will be sellers once again and star slugger Brent Rooker was called a "trade target to watch" by MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.

"It’s been fair to wonder whether the Athletics will trade their lone All-Star from this season, but acquiring Mason Miller will surely take a haul of prospects that will cause major hesitation from most teams," Feinsand said. "Rooker, last year’s Oakland All-Star representative, seems more likely to find himself on a new team by July 30 despite having three more years of club control, as he turns 30 later this year and might not fit into the Athletics’ long-term plans. Rooker followed up his 30-homer, 69-RBI 2023 season with 21 home runs and 62 RBIs before the break this year, posting a .942 OPS in 83 games."

Rooker is having the best season of his career and has clubbed 22 home runs, driven in 65 runs, and is slashing .294/.372/.579 in 85 games. The Athletics have struggled once again and it sounds like they will be shipping another All-Star out of town in the very near future.

The trade deadline will be here in just over one week and Oakland certainly will be busy looking to add more prospects.