Athletics Notes: Deadline, Lopez, Guerra

Key Points:

• The Oakland Athletics have struggled recently, going 3-17 over the past three weeks and dropping from a 38-38 record to 41-55, significantly hurting their playoff chances.
• General manager David Forst emphasized the urgent need for the team to improve quickly, especially with the August 3 trade deadline approaching and playoff odds below 2%.
• The A’s have designated free agent Aaron Civale for assignment and plan to give Jacob Lopez another opportunity in the starting rotation after mixed performances this season.
• The team made coaching changes by firing pitching coach Scott Emerson and promoting bullpen coach Dan Hubbs to interim pitching coach, with former MLB pitcher Javy Guerra moving up from Double-A to become the bullpen coach.
• Guerra, a veteran pitcher with MLB and international experience, had been the Double-A Midland RockHounds pitching coach since 2025 before his promotion to the major league coaching staff.