“No matter what team any of us are on, Opening Day is April 8, right? So I need to get myself prepared, these guys need to get themselves prepared,” Chapman said.
MESA, Ariz. — Matt Chapman admitted it’s “definitely new” to see his name and several of his teammates mentioned in trade rumors.
Chapman and Olson both took batting practice together during the A’s optional workout for players on the 40-man roster, all of whom had been locked out by MLB until Thursday. Both have had their names in the trade market even before the lockout, but the rumor mill has ratcheted up since Thursday. He’s got plenty of people he could talk to about what it’s like to be traded, including his former teammate in Bassitt. Chapman said it’s “never easy to lose one of your teammates,” but was more happy for him — even if he ends up being a division rival of Bassitt’s after a possible trade to Philadelphia.
Chapman said he “loved” that Kotsay got the manager job, but he also had praise for Oakland’s prior manager Bob Melvin, who left to take the Padres’ job.
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