Oakland Athletics acquired shortstop Elvis Andrus and another Texas Rangers player for hitter Khris Davis and a pair of candidates, the teams announced on Saturday.
OA’s will also receive $ 13.5 million, sources confirmed to ESPN, and secondary league catcher Aramis Garcia in the deal, while catcher Jonah Heim and right-handed Dane Acker will go to Rangers.
Andrus, 32, was the longest-serving Ranger after 12 seasons and the only remaining player from his consecutive World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011.
You scratched.
You horned.
You were a key player in the most successful years in the franchise’s history. pic.twitter.com/VkkirbzO6K– Texas Rangers (@Rangers) February 6, 2021
Andrus played only 29 games last season because of persistent problems and hit 0.194 with three homers and seven RBIs. He owes $ 28.5 million over the next two seasons.
For his career, Andrus reached 0.274 with 76 homers, 636 RBIs and 305 steals.
Andrus intends to replace Marcus Semien on the shortstop. Semien signed a free-agent contract with Toronto Blue Jays.
Davis, 33, has 218 career homers in eight seasons with the Brewers and A’s. In 2018, he led the MLB with 48 homers, but hit just two last season in 30 games.
Davis hit exactly 0.247 for four consecutive seasons before dropping to 0.220 in 2019 and 0.200 last season.
The exchange was the start of a busy day for Athletics, who also rehired right-handed Mike Fiers on a $ 3.5 million one-year contract, according to several reports and first reported by The Athletic.
Fiers, who Oakland acquired from Detroit in 2018, made it 6-3 with a 4.58 ERA last season.
He made a name for himself last winter when the Houston Astros plaque-stealing scandal exploded.