The Oakland A’s began the offseason with 10 of their players reaching free agency, and six of those players have now signed elsewhere.
The latest departure became official Wednesday, when relief pitcher Joakim Soria signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. It’s a one-year contract for $3.5 million plus incentives and is still pending a physical, adds Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic.
Soria spent the last two seasons in Oakland as a quality setup man. In 2019 his results were merely mediocre despite strong underlying peripherals, and in 2020 it all came together with a brilliant 2.