A’s agree with Olson, Kemp, tender contracts to all those arb-eligible
Dickerson will come back to SF on 1-year deal
The Oakland A’s tendered contracts to all 10 players eligible, the team announced.
So far, four of the 10 players have agreed to terms on one-year deals. A ll- Star first baseman Matt Olson agreed to a reported $ 5 million deal and Tony Kemp signed for a reported $1.05 million on Wednesday. Utility player Chad Pinder signed for $2.275 million and reliever Burch Smith for $705,000.
The A’s tendered contracts to third baseman Matt Chapman, outfielder Mark Canha, RHP Chris Bassitt, LHP Sean Manaea, RHP Frankie Montas and reliever Lou Trivino. No deals for the remaining six have been announced.
Olson, in his first year of arbitration at age 26, is coming off a rough 2020 campaign in which he slashed .195/. 310/.424 with a .734 OPS, missing out on his third Gold Glove. Still, Olson’s ceiling is as one of the game’s most naturally powerful hitters and best first baseman.
In 49 games, Kemp slashed .247/. 363/. 301 with a .664 OPS — a stat line demonstrating his lack of power with a knack for getting on base. Kemp, in his first year of arbitration at age 28, played primarily at second base, though he’s a natural outfield option, too.
OF DICK ERSON, GIANTS AGREE ON $2.1 M, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT >> Outfielder Alex Dickerson agreed to a $2.1 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for the 2021 season to avoid salary arbitration.
The 30-year- old Dickerson endured a false-positive coronavirus test in mid- September that postponed games in San Diego and then Seattle.
A left- handed hitter, Dickerson batted .298 with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs in 52 games for the Giants.
San Francisco went 2931 under new manager Gabe Kapler, missing a playoff berth on the season’s final day with a 5- 4 loss to playoff-bound San Diego.