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OAKLAND -- The A’s addressed their biggest remaining need on Monday with the acquisition of utility man Tony Kemp from the Cubs. Kemp is out of Minor League options, while Machin would have to be returned to his original club -- which also happens to be the Cubs -- were he not to make Oakland’s Opening Day roster. Martin Gallegos covers the A's for MLB.com. Sending Minor League infielder Alfonso Rivas to Chicago in exchange for Kemp, Oakland gets the left-handed hitter it has been searching for to help bring some balance to. OAKLAND -- The A’s addressed their biggest remaining need on Monday with the acquisition of utility man Tony Kemp from the Cubs. Between the two teams, he hit a career-low .212 with a lowly .671 OPS. Follow him on Twitter @MartinJGallegos. Rivas, a 23-year-old first baseman, slashed .292/.387/.423 with 9 home runs across two minor league levels last season. OAKLAND -- The A’s addressed their biggest remaining need on Monday with the acquisition of utility man Tony Kemp from the Cubs. We've acquired infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp from the Chicago Cubs for minor league infielder Alfonso Rivas. And he can play multiple positions. Sending Minor League infielder Alfonso Rivas to Chicago in exchange for Kemp, Oakland gets the left-handed hitter it has been searching for to help bring some balance to. He’s a career .233 hitter over four big league seasons, and will enter Spring Training alongside a trio of right-handed-hitting second basemen who are competing for possibly just one or two spots in Franklin Barreto, Jorge Mateo and Sheldon Neuse. Kemp was out of minor league options and possesses trade value. — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 13, 2020 Slusser indicated in a subsequent tweet that multiple players are involved, though exactly what that means isn’t yet known. Kemp, 28, started the 2019 season with the Houston Astros before being traded to Cubs for catcher Martin Maldonado. As I wrote on Monday, I have always liked Tony Kemp. Outfielder/second baseman Tony Kemp is going to Chicago in return, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. [RELATED: A's rival Astros receive historic penalties for scandal]. Kemp’s main competition is more likely to come in Vimael Machin, another left-handed-hitting utility man acquired by the A’s in last month’s Rule 5 Draft. Martin Gallegos covers the A's for MLB.com. pic.twitter.com/vX4C5DtMaW. The Astros have traded utilityman Tony Kemp to the Cubs in exchange for backup catcher Martin Maldonado in an intriguing move. Rivas, 23, was a fourth-round selection by the A’s in the 2018 MLB Draft. The real value to Kemp's game is his speed and defensive versatility. He can play all three outfield positions, as well as second base. Sending Minor League infielder Alfonso Rivas to Chicago in exchange for Kemp, Oakland gets the left-handed hitter it has been searching for to help bring some balance to a righty-heavy offense. While the A’s are likely to take advantage of that versatility at times throughout the season, most of Kemp’s playing time should come at second, a position at which Oakland remains without a primary starter following its trade of Jurickson Profar to the Padres last month. OAKLAND -- The A’s addressed their biggest remaining need on Monday with the acquisition of utility man Tony Kemp from the Cubs. Kemp’s main competition is more likely to come in Vimael Machin, another left-handed-hitting utility man acquired by the A’s in last month’s Rule 5 Draft.

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