Manaea and pitcher Aaron Holiday were acquired by the Padres from the Athletics on Sunday in exchange for infielder Euribiel Angeles and pitcher Adrian Martinez, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

It appeared Manaea may remain in Oakland to begin the season despite constant trade rumors, but he's now been dealt to San Diego with less than a week before Opening Day. The 30-year-old southpaw joins a rotation that already includes Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell and Mike Clevinger, as the NL West continues to stack up talent. Manaea posted a 3.91 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 194:41 K:BB over 179.1 innings last year and is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2022 campaign.

Manaea will make his final Cactus League start Sunday against the Padres, leaving him in play for a possible Opening Day assignment next Friday against the Phillies, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran southpaw has been very effective over his last two spring turns, allowing just two earned runs on three hits and two walks across a combined 10.1 innings over that span. The timing of Manaea's final tune-up appearance would also leave him on normal rest if manager Mark Kotsay opts to go with him over Frankie Montas for the first game of the regular season.

Manaea recorded seven strikeouts and allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk over 5.2 innings during a Cactus League loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

The left-hander was in midseason form as his numbers indicate, making it two straight strong performances for Manaea after a rocky spring debut against the Reds back on March 19. Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports Manaea retired nine straight hitters at one point in a Dodgers lineup replete with regulars, recorded all seven of his punchouts on swinging strikes and was especially effective with his slider. "My sliders over the past two games have just gotten better and better," Manaea said. "I feel like I'm really starting to rip it and not worried about placing it somewhere and trying to make it do something. I just get my grip and let it go."

Manaea allowed an earned run on a hit and a walk over 4.2 innings in a Cactus League loss to the Rangers on Thursday. He struck out one.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea turned in the longest outing yet for an Athletics starter this spring, throwing a total of 57 pitches, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. The left-hander got first-pitch strikes on 11 of the 17 batters he faced and got 35 of his offerings into the strike zone overall, noting afterwards that he was particularly pleased with his fastball command despite the pitch regularly sitting between 88 and 90 mph during his outing.

Manaea agreed to a one-year, $9.75 million contract with Oakland on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Trade rumors continue to swirl regarding Manaea given Oakland has already offloaded some core players, but the left-hander was able to agree on a deal for 2022 with the A's. He had a 3.91 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 194:41 K:BB over 179.1 innings last season, and it remains to be seen how long he remains in Oakland while entering his final year before hitting free agency.

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%).

Manaea (11-10) got the win in Friday's 8-6 victory over the Astros, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea permitted the first two Houston batters to reach base with one crossing the plate in the first inning but settled down thereafter to only surrender one more run in the sixth inning and fall one out short of a quality start. The 29-year-old lefty has now allowed two or fewer runs in four of six September starts and concludes the campaign with an 11-10 record in 32 starts with a 3.87 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 194:41 K:BB.

Manaea (10-10) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Mariners after allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk while fanning three across five innings.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea has been struggling of late and has given up nine runs across his last two starts (10 innings), but the lack of effectiveness on the mound isn't anything new -- he has given up three or more runs in six of his last nine appearances since the beginning of August. Manaea, who only has two quality starts in that span, has also posted a 6.95 ERA with a 1.55 WHIP over 44 innings in that stretch.

Manaea (10-9) allowed five earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out three across five innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea wasn't particularly sharp, though the only extra-base hit he surrendered was a solo home run by Salvador Perez. The majority of the damage against him came in the fourth inning, when he allowed three consecutive singles to begin the frame. Manaea has mostly struggled since August began, as he now has a 6.49 ERA across seven starts and 34.2 innings in that span. That's inflated his ERA on the season to 3.95 across 161.2 frames.

Manaea (9-9) earned the win Thursday after holding the White Sox to one run on five hits and a walk while striking out nine across seven innings.

EDGE Analysis

The southpaw displayed strong command en route to his ninth win, recording nine punchouts for the second straight game to earn his 14th quality start of the year. Manaea's only blemish of the day came from an RBI single by Jose Abreu in the third inning. The 29-year-old will look to continue his success during his next projected start Wednesday at Kansas City.