Tyler Soderstrom 7yrs, $86m

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The A’s and Tyler Soderstrom have agreed to a seven-year, $86 million extension with a club option for 3033, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports.

Couldn’t have saved this until tomorrow, eh? Soderstrom looked like trade bait after Nick Kurtz pushed him off first base, but he adapted to left field much better than anyone would have expected and it seems like he’ll be just fine there for the long term. He also broke through offensively in hitting .276/.346/.474 at age 23, and while the ballpark switch helped there, he actually fared better in road games than at home (.837 OPS to .804). Soderstrom would have been eligible for arbitration for the first time after next season and free agency following 2029. Passan says the new deal could make out at $131 million over eight years.

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Source: Jeff Passan