The A's have two holes in their outfield to fill this offseason, and they are looking far and wide for help.
Really far.
The A's are among the teams that have "expressed varying degrees of interest" in Santa Clara-native Eric Thames, who has spent the last three years playing in Korea, according to ESPN.
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The 30-year-old Thames played in parts of two seasons with the Blue Jays and Mariners before leaving to play in the Korean Baseball Organization.
In 181 MLB games in 2011 and 2012, Thames hit .250/.296/.431 with 36 doubles, 21 home runs and 62 RBI.
Since joining the NC Dinos of the KBO prior to the 2014 season, Thames has blossomed. In 388 games over the last three seasons, he has 101 doubles, 124 home runs and 379 RBI. He hit .343, .381 and .317 during those three seasons.
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Born in Santa Clara in 1986, Thames went to high school at Bellarmine Prep in San Jose, attended Pepperdine in Malibu and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft by Toronto.