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PDXpress
You're right that the MAD-LHR-SEA-MFR and MFR-SEA-LHR-BCN routing I booked is still possible. But with that routing my 9pm arrival at MFR is now after midnight, and my 3:30pm departure from MFR is now 9am the next day. If I could route through US gateways other than SEA I could at least get close to my original arrival and departure times.
A related question:
I'm an inexperienced American: does EC 261 cancellation compensation play into this at all?
I don't actually want cash compensation, but in this sort of situation might BA be flexible about trip start and end points? This ticket was a very good deal so I don't want a refund. Can I say "I'm willing to be routed inconveniently on BA, but I would like the last leg to go to MUC rather than BCN?" Does BA have that sort of flexibility?
You've not mentioned when the flights are to take place and when you were notified.
As this particularly refers to the SEA-MFR legs operated by AA then the simple answer is no, 261 compensation doesn't cover the cancellation of this sector - AA not being a UK/EU carrier. What you do have is the BA rebooking policy which allows you to be rebooked to your original desination within the rebooking policy if booked on the JSA carriers or more restrictive rebooking options if booked on other carriers:
JSA Policy onto other Oneworld Carriers (AS)
Other Carriers Policy
You also have the "flexible destination" policy but this is limited to 300 miles of origin/destination. BCN/MUC is more than 300 miles so this wont be possible.