Oakland A’s payroll update: Blake Treinen wins arbitration case

Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty ImagesThe Oakland A’s 2019 payroll tied up a final loose end on Saturday with the determination of Blake Treinen’s salary. The All-Star closer was eligible for arbitration and did not come to a settlement agreement, so the two sides went to a hearing to let an arbiter decide. Treinen won the case and will earn $6.4 million this season, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle.

For his part, Treinen clearly earned every penny of whatever salary he makes this year. He just put up one of the best campaigns ever by a relief pitcher, and along the way Athletics Nation unanimously voted him as the Cy Young of a team that won 97 games. His sinker, which can reach…