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The Athletics are acquiring left-hander Jeffrey Springs in a six-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, sources told ESPN, continuing their push toward contention and significant increase in their payroll as they head into their first season in Sacramento.
Springs and one other player will go to the A's while right-handers Joe Boyle and Jacob Watters, first baseman Will Simpson and a Competitive Balance A round draft pick - somewhere in the late 30s - will go to the Rays, sources said.
Pushing its payroll into the $100 million range, the A's acquired Springs - who is owed $10.