A’s payroll update: It finally went up!

Bullpen Dad is happy Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Oakland A’s suddenly had a full offseason, reeling off a rapid series of late moves to upgrade their roster. They signed four free agents in the span of five days in mid-February, shelling out a notable amount of money after spending three months holding all their chips.

Let’s catch up to the last time we checked in with the team’s budget. The A’s opened the 2020 season with a $92 million payroll, but after chopping 10 free agents off the books they spent most of this winter sitting around $72 million for their 26-man roster. Then they made their big Elvis Andrus trade, which cut a few mill off the top due to the removal of…