The Oakland A’s have tendered contracts to all of their arbitration-eligible players, the team announced Friday shortly before the afternoon deadline.
Oakland had eight eligible players to make decisions on, but one had been taken care of already — outfielder Jake Smolinski agreed to a $775,000 contract on Monday. The remaining seven still must hash out their salary figures over the next couple of months, or else go to an arbitration hearing to let a third party settle it. The A’s usually avoid the hearings, though they did have one with Khris Davis last year (Khrush won).