The Athletics made a big offer to starting pitcher Sean Manaea before reaching an agreement with Luis Severino on a three-year, $67 million deal, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
The 32-year-old Manaea, a nine-year MLB veteran, played his first six seasons with the A's. Last season, the left-hander went 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA and 184 strikeouts over 181.2 innings (32 starts) with the New York Mets.
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