12:20 pm: The Twins believe the A’s are closing in on a trade that sends Montas to another club, Dan Hayes of The Athletic tweets. That would suggest they are among the teams that have been told they are no longer in the running, as Heyman suggested.
12:15 pm: The Yankees are willing to include top shortstop prospect Oswald Peraza in a deal for Montas, SNY’s Andy Martino tweets.
12:01 pm: The Athletics have begun to inform some teams that they are no longer in the running for right-hander Frankie Montas, tweets Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Yankees are among the clubs still in the bidding, he adds.
It’s not yet clear which clubs have been ruled out, but Montas has drawn widespread interest, with the Cardinals, Padres, Blue Jays and Twins among those who have joined the Yankees in their pursuit of the righty.
More to come.