Of the Oakland A’s players that were tendered contracts on Monday, Robbie Grossman is perhaps the most surprising. Grossman is coming off a somewhat disappointing season and plays a position that is crowded in Oakland, but he’s an established big leaguer and almost certainly would have been picked up by someone else if the A’s had decided to move on. What did Oakland like about Grossman and what does this mean for the outfield situation next year?
Grossman’s Value
An outfield can never have enough depth, as the A’s found out last year.