Wednesday was a busy day around MLB, and the Oakland A's were no exception. Teams had to decide by midnight whether they wanted to commit to keeping their arbitration-eligible players under contract, and as usual that deadline resulted in all sorts of last-minute trades and signings. The A's got in on the action, making a deal with the Padres that centered around bringing first baseman Yonder Alonso to Oakland.
Arrivals: 1B Yonder Alonso, LHP Marc Rzepczynski
Re-signed: LHP Felix Doubront, 2B Eric Sogard, OF Sam Fuld
Tendered contracts*: RHP Evan Scribner, RHP Jarrod Parker, RHP Fernando Rodriguez
Departures: LHP Drew Pomeranz, LHP Jose Torres
Free agents: 1B Ike Davis, OF Craig Gentry
* Also Reddick, Lawrie, Valencia, and Alonso, but those were never in question
Of all the moves, the addition of Alonso does the most to clarify the roster.