Source: A's, Murray agree to $5 million bonus

A's draft CF Murray No. 9 The A's and their first-round selection in this year's Draft, Kyler Murray, are nearing a deal that would guarantee the 20-year-old center fielder nearly $5 million as a signing bonus and would allow him to play football for one more season at the University of Oklahoma, a source told MLB.com. The ninth overall pick comes with a slot value of $4,761,500.

Murray hit .296 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs in 51 games for Oklahoma following a productive Cape Cod League stint last summer. He transferred to Oklahoma following his freshman season at Texas A&M, and after sitting out the 2016 season, backed up Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield -- the No. 1 overall pick in…