The Athletics have been contacted about the availability of closer Andrew Bailey, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. According to two sources, the Rangers are one of the teams that have inquired about Bailey enough for Oakland to begin scouting their farm system. The A's feeling is they'd have to be "overwhelmed" in order to move Bailey. In the parlance of the trade deadline market, that essentially means he's available, according to Rosenthal.