The Oakland A’s lose Kila Ka’aihue
The A’s have lost 28-year old lefty swinging 1B Kila Ka’aihue as he has elected to become a free agent. Ka’aihue played in 39 games for the A’s last year and he was 30 for 128 (.234 avg, .693 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 4 homers, 14 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has now played in 126 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 91 of 411 (.221 avg, .687 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 15 homers, 46 RBIs and 1 stolen base. This isn’t much of a loss for the A’s.