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New A's prospect Jharel Cotton has thoughts about striking out Kevin Durant and LeBron James

The A's traded Rich Hill and Josh Reddick to the Dodgers on Monday for the pitching prospect trio of Grant Holmes, Frankie Montas and Jharel Cotton. While A's fans and players are surely sad to see Hill and Reddick depart ...

They're probably just as excited to get to know the team's newest prospects.
Well, lucky for them, Cespedes Family BBQ caught up with Cotton, the A's new No. 16-ranked prospect, before his 2016 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game appearance (in which he picked up the win after retiring precisely one batter). Watch the video above to learn about Cotton's favorite water activities (he grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands), the time he was almost a pinch-runner and whether or not he thinks he could strike out Kevin Durant.
("Definitely. He can't swing a bat.")

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