After three long rebuild years, Oakland’s window is finally opening up. Let’s make that happen.
Arbitration Eligible players
• Marcus Semien - $3.2 million (tender)
• Blake Treinen - $2.3 million (tender)
• Josh Phegley - $1.1 million (non-tender)
• Jake Smolinski - $700k (non-tender)
Fairly standard here. Hatcher is a live arm, but it shouldn’t be too difficult for the A’s to pick up a younger, cheaper reliever with similar stuff either in a trade or off of waivers. Smolinski simply no longer has a place on the roster, and although I have been a fan of Phegley in the past, I prefer Garneau’s glove, relative durability, and his one minor league option remaining.