The Athletics push the reset button once more at the trade deadline. Here's where payroll stands over the next few years.
What struck me most about the A’s at this deadline was not that the club sold their obvious trade targets, Rich Hill and Josh Reddick. Rather, the A’s declined, at least at this point, to move players with some minimum value that were hogging salary and space on the active roster.
Here’s a look at how I see the roster next year for the folks I’m fairly certain will be on the active roster until they reach free agency.