The next big offseason deadline is approaching on Friday, as teams must choose whether to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. They don’t need to agree to an actual salary, just commit to the fact that they will figure something out eventually.
The Oakland A’s have 12 players eligible for this process. The rest are either under guaranteed contract, like Stephen Piscotty, or haven’t played in the majors long enough to earn eligibility, like Matt Chapman. The team already resolved one of these cases, agreeing to a one-year contract with catcher Josh Phegley for $1.075 million, reports Jon Heyman of Fancred.