Olson is a great fit but if the A's don't want Gleyber and/or Voit as part of the return (I have no idea) it becomes a trickier fit. Clarke Schmidt seems like he could be tempting there too, he is similar to Kaprielian, first round righties who can't stay healthy but if they ever do, big upside. I would sweeten my above offer to Beane slightly as follows:
Gleyber
Voit
Beane's choice of 2 of 3 of Schmidt, Deivi, Gil
Oswaldo Cabrera
If people recall, when NY traded with OAK for Sonny Gray a few years ago, it was a situation a bit similar to this except at the July 31 deadline instead of the November 19 one. In both cases, NY seems to be the team most generously bidding for the A with 2/2+ seasons left, but Beane and Cashman have known each other so long and so well that they take every second they can, or at least that's what happened with Gray. Teams generally do not give up huge packages for first basemen and his value will only drop if they hold him into the season, but NY has a lot of badly fitting talent and can decidedly overpay.
2022 is looking like as close to a 'go-for-it' season as I think Cashman (and Hal) is comfortable with, we will see what that actually ends up meaning, not just in money but in which prospects he moves. My plan above holds on to most of the top prospects but if there are guys who the NY front office think will be relative duds (hello Jorge Mateo), now is the time to sell high.
Gleyber
Voit
Beane's choice of 2 of 3 of Schmidt, Deivi, Gil
Oswaldo Cabrera
If people recall, when NY traded with OAK for Sonny Gray a few years ago, it was a situation a bit similar to this except at the July 31 deadline instead of the November 19 one. In both cases, NY seems to be the team most generously bidding for the A with 2/2+ seasons left, but Beane and Cashman have known each other so long and so well that they take every second they can, or at least that's what happened with Gray. Teams generally do not give up huge packages for first basemen and his value will only drop if they hold him into the season, but NY has a lot of badly fitting talent and can decidedly overpay.
2022 is looking like as close to a 'go-for-it' season as I think Cashman (and Hal) is comfortable with, we will see what that actually ends up meaning, not just in money but in which prospects he moves. My plan above holds on to most of the top prospects but if there are guys who the NY front office think will be relative duds (hello Jorge Mateo), now is the time to sell high.