Elephant Rumblings: How Committed are A’s to Oakland?

RHP Zach Neal agrees to minor-league deal with #Dodgers, per source. Sinkerballer spent parts of past two seasons with #Athletics; LAD GM Farhan Zaidi knew him from OAK. Neal in majors: 84.1 IP, 37Ks, 7 BB, 4.89 ERA. Minors: 923 IP, 3.84 ERA.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 6, 2018

Please note that our marketing slogan remains “Rooted in Oakland.” "Victory for Oakland" is our internal motto; a mission statement.

— Oakland Athletics ⚾️ (@Athletics) January 6, 2018

The Cold Stove, by the numbers:

- Players signed: 45
- Total $ spent: $592.5M
- 1B signed: 4
- 3B signed: 1
- C signed: 3
- OF signed: 1
- Total position players signed: 9
- Total $ on position players: $158.75M
- RP signed: 23
- Multiyear RP deals: 17
- Total $ on RP: $280.3M

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 6, 2018

More Cold Stove facts:

- Most FA $ spent: Rockies, $114.5M
- $0 spent: Jays, Rays, O's, Marlins, Braves, Pirates
- Total AL East FA spending: $23M
- Mets: $14M, 1 player
- Red Sox: $13M, 1 player
- Yankees: $10M, 1 player
- Giants: $2.5M, 1 player
- Dodgers: $2M, 1 player

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 6, 2018