UPDATE (4:30 p.m. PT): Henderson Alvarez announced the one-year deal on Instagram.
The A’s are reportedly close to signing free agent right-hander Henderson Alvarez.
Oakland is expected to give the 25-year-old Alvarez a one-year, $4 million deal that’s loaded with incentives, Yahoo.com’s Jeff Passan reported Friday afternoon. CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman was first to report that an agreement was close.
Such a contract would be somewhat of a gamble as Alvarez is coming off surgery last July on his throwing shoulder. He’s expected to miss the start of the 2016 season, and it’s unclear when exactly he’d be ready to return.