If Josh Reddick was the heart, Coco Crisp was the soul, and while it was the right thing to do, saying goodbye to the longest tenured Oakland Athletic isn't easy.
In the winter prior the 2010 season, the A's signed Coco Crisp to a two year, $14 million contract. Coco didn't even qualify as a Type B free agent, meaning the A's weren't required to give up any additional compensation for him. It wasn't a big move, it wasn't a flashy move, and it checked in at the 16th priciest deal of the offseason. A fairly minor signing that turned into one of the best signings of the cycle and one of the current regime's tenure, and one that brought one of our favorite players to Oakland.