Last week, Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that the A's had opened extension negotiations with outfielder Lawrence Butler. General manager David Forst declined comment on Butler specifically but implied that he's not the only player with whom they've had discussions.
"We’ve had conversations with a couple other players other than (already-extended DH Brent Rooker), and those talks are ongoing," Forst told Drellich. "It is an important thing for us to lock guys up (heading) into Las Vegas and make sure that we keep the core of what we think is a really good young team together, ongoing."
MLBTR covered Butler's extension candidacy at the time of Drellich's report. With Forst's comments in mind, it's worth taking a speculative look at who else the A's may try to sign over the next few weeks.
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Nobody why would anyone stay with the Athletics?
Not everyone wants to live in NYC.
The Sacramento A’s are a young, exciting team that will be playing games in a packed intimate stadium setting.
But the number one factor for most players is money and the security of an extended deal.
Okay, Bot.
Money. I hope that helps you achieve some modicum of understanding. Whew!
You would take a 60 MM-100MM extension contract to stay in Sacramento. Don’t BS us that you wouldn’t do it LOL.
Depends on the player’s bonus history, comfort with teammates and coaching staff, expectations for valuation vs management’s offer, and confidence in the long term vision of a move to Vegas to name a few.
It’s entirely possible that the a’s could “overpay” a bit on early or pre-arb extensions for one or more of these players in relation to recent comps and still have some confidence in realizing some surplus value over the life of the deal.
I’d probably wait on Geloff to see if he can get the strikouts down. Langeliers could be worth locking up for a while
I still think Boston should come up with a head-turning deal to get Langeliers. Offer Devers (eating some of his contract) for Shea and a few others.
why in the world would a potential playoff team in a weak division trade their starting catcher?? A’s already have too many 1B/3B options…
In what parallel universe do you believe Fisher would ever acquire a contract like Devers even if the Sox agreed to pay down 95% of it (they won’t)?
The A’s can perhaps look to extend their stay in Sacramento and release John Fisher. That’s a start.
Except that the stadium holds less than half of what Jarry Park used to.
they would build a new park adjacent to the new soccer stadium being built…