OAKLAND, Calif. -- Right-hander Sonny Gray has reached a $3,575,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid arbitration.
Also agreeing on deals Friday were catcher Stephen Vogt and right-hander Liam Hendriks.
Gray entered 2016 with huge expectations as ace of the A's staff then was scratched from his Opening Day start with food poisoning. He first spent a stint on the disabled list with a strain in his upper back before missing time down the stretch on the DL again with a strained right forearm.
After getting hurt Aug.