Elephant Rumblings: Early offseason roster moves

MLB news roundup

Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!

The A’s have been fairly busy so far this offseason, as is nicely summarized in this tweet.

Most notably and recently, left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland will be extending his second stint with the A’s for another season. Connor Ashford has more details on the signing right here on AN.

The A’s have been active on the waiver wire, losing a trio of players while gaining a pair. Ryan Noda had a sensational first year with the A’s in 2023, but couldn’t maintain the momentum this year and wound up spending a lot of time in the minors. Now he’s an Angel. Tristan Gray and Royber Salinas were also picked up on waivers by the Pirates and Braves, respectively.

Kyle Muller and Tyler Nevin both cleared waivers after being outrighted and have elected free agency.

The A’s acquired pitching depth beyond McFarland in claiming righties Justin Sterner and Anthony Maldonado off waivers from Florida’s big league clubs, the Rays and Marlins. Time will tell what comes of these unproven young arms.

There’s been a trade, too: Daz Cameron was shipped to the Orioles for cash considerations on Halloween.

None of these moves are earth-shattering or as significant as what the A’s say they will not do this offseason: David Forst indicated that Brent Rooker will remain an Athletic at this week’s General Manager Meetings. But it does look like Forst and his team are hitting the ground running in making incremental moves to shape the roster for the A’s first season in Sacramento next year.

Have a wonderful weekend, AN.

A’s Coverage:

• Athletics re-sign T.J. McFarland
• A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks would make good trade partners for this pitcher

MLB News & Interest:

• 2024-25 MLB Top 40 Free Agent Big Board: Welcome to the Juan Soto sweepstakes ($)
• 2025-26 MLB Free Agents
• MLB front office check-in: Key offseason needs and goals for all 30 teams ($)
• At Baseball-Reference, WAR gets a long-awaited leadoff spot ($)
• Cardinals Reach New Broadcast Deal With Diamond Sports Group
• Mets Owner Steve Cohen To Meet With Juan Soto, Scott Boras Next Week
• Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be? ($)
• Alex Bregman Willing To Move To Second Base
• Red Sox, Orioles, Dodgers Interested In Teoscar Hernández
• Today in Baseball History

Best of X:

Braden to commiserate on the A’s last day at the Coli.

Choose your own misadventure.