SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 23: Carlos Perez #63 of the Oakland Athletics in action during the spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 23, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
Stop the presses – the Oakland A’s have actually signed a free agent! The team that has no money to speak of, that has claimed poverty to the point where they are unable to even consider entering the market, has finally done something.
Yes, the A’s have signed a free agent. Catcher Carlos Perez has returned on a minor league contract and will earn $650,000 if he cracks the major league roster.