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Athletics Acquire Austin Wynns

By Mark Polishuk | June 8, 2025 at 11:04am CDT

The A’s announced that they have picked up catcher Austin Wynns in a trade with the Reds, with cash considerations heading back to Cincinnati in return.  To clear roster space for Wynns, the Athletics designated right-hander Carlos Duran for assignment.

Wynns was designated for assignment two days ago, as he had become the odd man out of the Reds’ catching mix when Tyler Stephenson returned from a season-opening stint on the injured list.  Wynns signed a minor league deal with Cincinnati during the offseason, and that contract was selected on Opening Day as Wynns and Jose Trevino went on to handle the catching duties for the next five weeks while Stephenson recovered from an oblique strain.

Ironically, another oblique strain has now opened the door to Wynns’ latest opportunity.  Shea Langeliers was placed on the Athletics’ 10-day IL with a strained left oblique on Friday, leaving the West Sacramento team with just Jhonny Pereda (36 career MLB games) and Willie MacIver (seven career games) as the top catching options.  Tyler Soderstrom has some catching experience but has suited up behind the plate just once in the last two seasons, so it makes sense that the A’s preferred to just bring in a veteran backstop rather than disrupt Soderstrom’s routine as a first baseman/left fielder.

The Athletics will be the seventh different organization Wynns has been part of during his career, and he has seen action with five of those clubs at the MLB level over his seven seasons in the bigs.  A .241/.287/.354 hitter over 716 career plate appearances, Wynns has quietly been extremely productive over his limited action with the Reds, as he posted an eye-opening .390/.429/.661 slash line in 63 PA since Opening Day 2024.  This gives Wynns a unique distinction, as he has the best wRC+ (198) of any Reds player in the entire 156-year history of the franchise, minimum 60 plate appearances in a Cincinnati uniform.

It is probably safe to assume that the 34-year-old Wynns won’t continue this kind of production with the A’s, even notwithstanding Sutter Health Park’s hitter-friendly nature.  Still, Wynns will provide the Athletics with some help behind the plate for however long Langeliers will be on the IL.  Manager Mark Kotsay didn’t give reporters (including MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos) a specific timeline for Langeliers’ recovery, citing the “tricky” nature of oblique injuries.

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27 Comments

  1. AZPat

    4 months ago

    Good for Wynns.

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  2. El Kabong

    4 months ago

    Cash considerations from a team owned by John Fisher. Come on, joke writers. Give this one your best shot.

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    • Jobu's Rum

      4 months ago

      Couldn’t come up with something original yourself so trolling for trolls?

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      • El Kabong

        4 months ago

        Yeah, I couldn’t think of a good one. Are you related to John Fisher by chance?

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    • This one belongs to the Reds

      4 months ago

      Pat Benatar beat you to it.

      Reply
    • tjmacari

      4 months ago

      These were funny a year ago

      Reply
      • El Kabong

        4 months ago

        There’s nothing funny about having a friggin’ Pat Benatar song stuck in your heard.

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        • This one belongs to the Reds

          4 months ago

          I’ve had an 80s soundtrack stuck in my head since the 80s.

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      • Steinbrenner2728

        4 months ago

        It’s not funny because it’s pretty darn apparent, Tom Macari.

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  3. gold masters

    4 months ago

    6 hits in one game this year, I believe

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    • letitbelowenstein

      4 months ago

      Yes! 6-for-7 against Baltimore back in April. And he’s hitting .400 this season.

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    • Non Roster Invitee

      4 months ago

      Most hits we ever by a catcher in one game AND most hits ever in a game by a ninth place hitter.
      Pretty cool.

      Reply
  4. PessimisticRedleg

    4 months ago

    Dumb move by the Reds. We are one TySteve injury away from really regretting this. There are no other viable catchers in the upper minors. Will Banfield is barely batting above .200 at Triple-A and he would be the next man up.

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    • Kapler's Coconut Oil

      4 months ago

      I’m not sure they had a choice. They couldn’t option him to AAA without his consent and with how well he’s performed (so far) I can’t imagine he would want to do anything other than test the open market. Might as well get cash for him if you can

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      • This one belongs to the Reds

        4 months ago

        They couldn’t keep three catchers on the roster forever and Wynns had hardly seen the field for a month.

        Buffalo Bob is happy, he got some more lettuce. They might be back under 100 million now.

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    • tonyinsingapore

      4 months ago

      Castellini can’t resist cold, hard cash – even in nominal amounts.

      Reply
    • Dog-Faced Gremlin

      4 months ago

      My guess is if Stephenson gets hurt again, they’ll do what the A’s did, and trade for a 3rd string catcher.

      Reply
  5. cooperhill

    4 months ago

    Shocking! Looked like Johnny Bench against the Orioles!🤣🤣🤣

    Reply
  6. Big Red Machine

    4 months ago

    Absolute Reds Legend. He will be missed. Real bummer he has to go play for FJF

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  7. TheBigKurtz

    4 months ago

    Remember when Forst traded 5 years of William Contreras and Joel Payamps for “the most complete prospect in baseball” Esteury Ruiz, who he in turn flipped for Carlos Duran? I certainly do and I also haven’t forgotten that the A’s have the worst pitching staff and defense in baseball. So, can anyone give me a valid reason for why Forst should still be employed as the GM?

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    • King123

      4 months ago

      That trade was a head-scratcher from the get-go. The A’s wanted a catcher. Why not just keep Contreras who was an all star? Heck they couldn’t had both Contrearas and Langeliers.

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    • relampagos

      4 months ago

      This trade was maddening from the start, and continues to age like old milk as we go on. The only thing I can think of is if FJF ordered that he didn’t want anyone good enough to get extended resulting from the fire sale trades.. as that’s pretty much what happened.

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  8. This one belongs to the Reds

    4 months ago

    Look for Aramis Garcia to return or Hacob Stallings to be signed to AAA. They are good at picking up others discarded trash cheap.

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    • mrkinsm

      4 months ago

      The Reds need another catcher in Louisville?

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      • This one belongs to the Reds

        4 months ago

        They usually like a major league ready or experienced guy there in case of injury, which is why Wynns was in the organization to begin with. They no longer have one.

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        • This one belongs to the Reds

          4 months ago

          It’s bad long term planning (as usual) when your best, and only, catching prospect is in A ball, but it is what it is.

          Reply
  9. raulp

    4 months ago

    I wonder if they’d just tried a trade ahead of CES activation.

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