A busy day in baseball saw another trade go down on Tuesday, as the Oakland Athletics shipped starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija to the Chicago White Sox for a number of prospects, including Chris Bassitt and Rangel Ravelo.
The A’s official Twitter account has the details:
The 25-year-old Bassitt made six appearances and five starts for the Chicago White Sox this past season, going 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched. He also pitched 13 innings in the Arizona Fall League this offseason, finishing with a 0.69 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 22 strikeouts.
John Manuel of Baseball America broke down his stuff:
And CJ Wittmann from Baseball Prospectus passed along this note from a scout:
The 22-year-old Ravelo, meanwhile, spent last season in AA ball. Jesse Spector of Sporting News has more on his production this past season:
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports adds:
In the end, the four prospects in this trade will always be compared and contrasted to prospects Addison Russell, Billy McKinney and Dan Straily, the players Oakland traded to the Chicago Cubs this past season to land Samardzija and Jason Hammel.
Russell is considered one of the top prospects in all of baseball, so Bassitt, Ravelo and company have big shoes to fill.
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