OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 3: Managing Partner John Fisher, President David Kaval, Assistant General Manager, Pro Scouting & Player Personnel Dan Feinstein, General Manager David Forst and Special Assistant to General Manager Chris Pittaro of the Oakland Athletics talk in the Athletics draft room, during the opening day of the 2019 MLB draft, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on June 3, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
Everyone knew that the Oakland A’s were going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to free agency. Even in the best of times, they typically do not spend on the market, preferring to use their prospects or take a gamble on less expensive players.