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rusher Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of picks Tuesday,
then quickly agreed with him on a $105 million, five-year contract, as they
continue to overhaul their much-maligned defense.The Chiefs sent the No. 29
overall pick in this year’s draft and a second-round pick in 2020 to Seattle, a
person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person
spoke about the trade terms and contract details on condition of anonymity
because they were pending a physical.Clark planned to head to Kansas City to
complete that in the next 48 hours.The trade, first reported by the NFL Network,
also includes a swap of third-round picks in this year’s draft. That means the
Chiefs will move up eight spots on Friday night.Chiefs general manager Brett
Veach said last week that he was aggressively trying to upgrade the defense, and
he acknowledge the window for winning a Super Bowl title began last season.
That’s when Patrick Mahomes took over at quarterback and had an MVP season as a
first-time starter, leading Kansas City to a third straight AFC West title and
the conference championship game.“We want to take the next step
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offense we pretty efficient last year and I think we are always looking to
improve and get better.”Seattle already had the 21st pick overall pick Thursday
night, and now general manager John Schneider has an additional first-day
selection as he begins rebuilding his own defense.Clark was chosen by the
Seahawks in the second round of the 2015 draft, though most agreed he was a
first-round talent docked by off-the-field concerns. But he quickly became a
dependable edge rusher, piling up 36 sacks over his first four seasons with a
team-best 14 this past season.The Seahawks placed the franchise tag on him after
the season, but Clark had yet to sign the $17.128 million deal as rumors of a
trade swirled. Several other teams also inquired about landing him ahead of the
draft as Seattle tried to accumulate additional picks.“This time, and the trade
deadline, there’s some speculation about a lot of players,” Schneider said on
Monday. “We’re involved in a lot of deals. We take a lot of pride in that. We
wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we weren’t listening to everybody.”Kansas City
ultimately won the bidding for him.Veach has spent most of the offseason
rebuilding one of the league’s worst defenses
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collapse. They lost in overtime to New England when the Patriots won the coin
toss, marched downfield and scored the winning touchdown in a 37-31 victory —
never giving Mahomes and one of the NFL’s most potent offenses a chance with the
ball.In a matter of days, the Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton,
hired new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and began sifting through their personnel
as they switched from a 3-4 to a 4-3 system.They got rid of longtime safety Eric
Berry and high-priced linebackers Justin Houston and Dee Ford, sending the
latter to San Francisco for a second-round pick next year, and carved out enough
cap space to find replacements. They signed safety Tyrann Mathieu, cornerback
Bashaud Breeland, linebacker Damien Wilson and defensive end Alex Okafor in free
agency, then traded safety Eric Murray to former GM John Dorsey and the
Cleveland Browns for defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah.All told
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the Chiefs have signed or traded for five new defensive starters.“We didn’t win
the Super Bowl,” Veach said, “so we can get better. I think all across the
board, there is talent that we can acquire, and we can get more depth on both
sides of the football. I think that’s what makes it fun and exciting. There’s
certainly some specific areas that may be more apparent. But I think the things
you do in free agency protect yourself in the draft, so you don’t have to take a
player that you feel is a second- or third-round value in the first round.”The
Seahawks have also been busy retooling their defense this offseason, adding
defensive ends Cassius Marsh and Nate Orchard as they shopped Clark. They are
expected to continue to target help in the pass rush and the defensive backfield
in the first couple of rounds of the draft.The additional first-round pick
Thursday night also gives Seattle some flexibility.Schneider has a tendency to
move around in drafts, and it’s possible the Seahawks could trade down and
acquire additional picks. They still only have five selections overall, and in
nine previous drafts in charge
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selections. Lucas Giolito was rolling, feeling as comfortable as he has all
season. It was just what the White Sox needed.
Giolito pitched into the eighth inning before Xavier Cedeno worked out of a
jam, and Chicago snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Oakland
Athletics 6-4 Friday night to salvage a doubleheader split.
The White Sox bounced back after getting pounded 11-2 behind a pair of
three-run homers by Franklin Barreto. They stopped their worst skid since a
nine-game rut last July and ended Oakland’s season-high win streak at five.
”Definitely the best I felt out there this year, for sure,” Giolito said. ”I
think velocity was up a tick. Just felt right, felt in sync and just competed
from there.”
Chicago was sailing along with a 5-2 lead when Giolito gave up back-to-back
singles to Dustin Fowler and Marcus Semien to start the eighth. Jace Fry came in
and walked pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty to load the bases before Chris Volstad
gave up a two-run single to Khris Davis, cutting it to 5-4.
Cedeno then got Matt Olson to line to shortstop Tim Anderson and struck out
Mark Canha before Chad Pinder grounded into a force.
”We just came up one at-bat short in terms of at least tying the game that
inning,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Anderson led off the bottom half with his 12th homer to make it a two-run
game. Omar Narvaez chipped in with three hits and two RBIs for Chicago. Adam
Engel hit a two-run single and played a sparkling center field. He made a diving
catch on Pinder’s liner in the second and fired a strike to nail Pinder trying
to take third on Barreto’s fly in the seventh.
Joakim Soria retired all three batters in the ninth for his 11th save in 13
opportunities.
Giolito (5-7) allowed four runs and seven hits in a rare home win. The
23-year-old right-hander struck out eight and walked two after going 1-4 with an
11.05 ERA in his first seven starts at Guaranteed Rate Field.
”A lot more conviction in his pitches,” manager Rick Renteria said.
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giving the Athletics home runs in 23 consecutive road games – one shy of the
modern day record set by Baltimore in 1996. But Chris Bassitt (0-3) got tagged
for five runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
FOR STARTERS
Barreto’s big performance in the opener came after he hit a three-run drive
in Wednesday’s romp at San Diego.
He connected against James Shields to cap a four-run second inning and off
Luis Avilan in the eighth . Barreto’s first career multihomer game gave him a
personal-best six RBIs.
It was quite a display for a player who had just two home runs prior to this
run. Both came against the White Sox in 2017, including a drive against Shields
(2-9) at Guaranteed Rate Field in his first major league game.
”We all know he’s got that in him,” Melvin said. ”It’s just about getting him
some consistent at-bats. When he’s swinging the bat well, he’s definitely
capable of doing that.”
Sean Manaea (7-6) went seven innings, allowing one run and five hits. The
26-year-old left-hander struck out seven without a walk in winning his second
straight start.
Shields has dropped back-to-back outings after beating Cleveland for his
first victory since opening day. The right-hander gave up eight runs – two
earned – and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: The Athletics activated LF Matt Joyce (strained lower back) from
the 10-day disabled list and optioned OF Jake Smolinski to Triple-A Nashville.
Joyce started the second game after being held out of the opener. … 3B Matt
Chapman (bruised right thumb) received a cortisone injection Tuesday. Manager
Bob Melvin said the earliest he will be activated is Monday, when the Athletics
open a four-game series at Detroit. … Melvin also expects LHP Ryan Buchter
(strained left shoulder) to be activated during the Detroit series. … LHP Brett
Anderson (strained left shoulder) is scheduled to throw about four innings and
60 pitches in a rehab outing for Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
White Sox: The White Sox activated RF Avisail Garcia (strained right
hamstring) and LF Leury Garcia (sprained left knee). Both players started Game 1
but were not in the lineup for the nightcap.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Daniel Mengden (6-6, 4.06 ERA) looks to break out of a slump
after going 0-2 with a 10.05 ERA in his first three starts this month.
White Sox: RHP Dylan Covey (3-2, 2.90) will try to rebound from a loss at
Cleveland on Monday.
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