Athletics Nation · Dec 19, 2022
Elephant Rumblings: Big paydays for ex-A’s starters
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty ImagesHappy Monday, Athletics Nation!
The tumult set off by the Sean Murphy trade seems to be subsiding a bit, and there hasn’t been a lot of A’s news since last week’s signing of free agent Trevor May.
Meanwhile, other free agents continue to be taken off the board by teams around the league, including our old friend Chris Bassitt, who scooped up a pretty sweet payday—more than twice that of ex-teammate Sean Manaea, who will also be playing for his third team in as many years. Mind you, I’m not suggesting $25 million is anything I’d sneeze at.