Overview
- USA Today’s Bob Nightengale first reported the A’s interest Sunday and that account was repeated by Sporting News, Larry Brown Sports and MLB Trade Rumors.
- Kris Bubic is an All‑Star lefty who struggled with injuries last season and is on the injured list now with a sore left elbow after nine starts this year.
- This season Bubic has a 4.11 ERA through nine starts, is under team control only through 2026 and will reach free agency after the season ends.
- Oakland’s rotation has posted one of the higher ERAs in the American League and the club sits close enough to the wild‑card race that a midseason starter would be a practical target.
- If the A’s trade for Bubic it would be a low‑cost, risk‑tolerant move to try to get short‑term pitching help and to build a relationship that could aid free‑agent recruitment after 2026.