The 2018 Oakland A’s were the first team in at least 30 years to make the playoffs with the lowest Opening Day payroll in the majors. In 2019, they should have some more money to work with as they look to return to October.
The club held a press conference on Monday to announce the contract extensions of VP Billy Beane, GM David Forst, and manager Bob Melvin, and Beane took the opportunity to address the future of the payroll. The main takeaway is that the budget will go up next summer, and should continue to rise in the following years after that.