Even with trade rumors surrounding Sean Manaea, he is focusing on getting ready for the regular season, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

With the Athletics trading away their core players, Manaea could be on the move next. In Manaea's first outing of Spring Training, he allowed five hits, five earned runs, and one walk with one strikeout in 1.1 innings. After a career-high 179.1 innings in 2021, Manaea's sinker velocity averaged at 92.1 mph, which was the highest since 2016 (92.9 mph). With that increased velocity, the sinker elicited a career-best 10.7% SwStr%, plus two other pitches with double-digit SwStr% in the changeup (16.5%) and slider (11.7%).