Athletics owner John Fisher is obligated to build a more competitive team in Sacramento—and he must overpay free agents to do so.
, which is the only way they can get a free agent to play in a minor league ballpark for the next three or four years through the oppressive heat of summer in West Sacramento. It makes sense only if there is more to come.
The A’s may be on the upswing. They were 39–37 in their final 76 games this season. Calls from other teams about Mason Miller, Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler become moot. The payroll could almost double from an embarrassingly low $61 million.
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