The Oakland A’s agreed to a one-year contract with first baseman Matt Olson on Wednesday, the team announced. Olson, who was eligible for salary arbitration this winter and now avoids that process, will receive $5 million in 2021, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
The A’s also announced that they tendered contracts to all of their remaining arbitration-eligible players, so nobody from Oakland will be non-tendered this winter.
We’ll begin with a look at Olson, followed by details about how the arbitration system works and what this news means.
Matt Olson
The starting first baseman needs no introduction.