For the second time this year, the Athletics and Atlanta Braves have made a significant trade.
The A’s traded coveted catcher Sean Murphy to the Atlanta Braves as part of a three-team deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Monday.
The full details of the trade have yet to be reported, but Passan notes that Braves catcher Manny Piña will be sent to Oakland. William Contreras, a 24-year-old catcher coming off his first All-Star campaign, is heading from Atlanta to Milwaukee.
Murphy, a third-round pick by Oakland in 2016, batted .236/.326/.429 with 46 home runs in 330 career games with the A’s. He finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2020 and won a Gold Glove in 2021 for his work behind the dish. Murphy also was named a Gold Glove finalist in 2022.
Piña, who played for the Brewers for six seasons from 2016-21, appeared in five games with the Braves last season and collected two hits in 14 at-bats.
Oakland and Atlanta completed a trade for star first baseman Matt Olson in March. In return, the A’s acquired four prospects: catcher Shea Langeliers, outfielder Cristian Pache and right-handed pitchers Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes.
Ironically, Langeliers is the heir to Murphy’s throne as the A’s next catcher. The organization’s depth at the position goes even deeper. Oakland’s top prospect per MLB.com, Tyler Soderstrom, plays both catcher and first base. The A’s also selected catcher Daniel Susac out of the University of Arizona with the No. 19 overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft.
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Murphy will join his former teammate Olson in Atlanta, where the first baseman batted .240/.325/.477 with 34 home runs while playing in all 162 games.
This story will be updated.