The Hot Stove is all about rumors, a solid 10% of which come to fruition. One such rumbling has the A’s committed to ramping up payroll to $100M, which happens to be $68M more than where it currently stands.
First of all, who knows if it’s true that the A’s intend to triple their payroll over the next 3 months, and who knows how easily they will even be able to what with desirable free agents looking at Sacramento’s AAA stadium and stifling a laugh.
But there are many ways to spend money in MLB, including taking on bad contracts, dipping into international waters, even offering extensions for the best young players you already have.