I decided to have some fun and imagine that the A's suddenly have more money than the Dodgers, and I simmed the offseason with buckets of money. Keep in mind that this is hyper unrealistic, and the trade is so incredibly ridiculous, though the values technically match up in BTV. Without further ado, I give you the Big Budget A's!
Oakland Athletics 212,983,334
26 Man Roster
Sean Murphy 600,000 (3)
Austin Allen 600,000 (0)
Matt Olson 12,000,000
Max Muncy 13,000,000
Marcus Semien 23,000,000
Matt Chapman 9,500,000
Tony Kemp 2,200,000 (0)
Elvis Andrus 7,000,000
Mark Canha 12,000,000
Mookie Betts 22,500,000
Ramon Laureano 2,800,000 (2)
Chad Pinder 2,800,000
Stephen Piscotty 7,583,334
Robbie Ray 26,000,000
Frankie Montas 5,200,000 (0)
Chris Bassitt 8,800,000
Julio Urias 7,200,000
Sean Manaea 10,200,000
Jake Diekman 4,000,000
Kendall Graveman 9,000,000
Deolis Guerra 900,000 (0)
James Kaprelian 600,000 (0)
Brudar Graterol 600,000 (2)
AJ Puk 600,000 (2)
Lou Trivino 2,900,000 (2)
Raisel Iglesias 14,000,000
40 Man Roster
Grant Holmes 600,000 (0)
Domingo Acevedo 600,000 (0)
Luis Barrera 600,000 (0)
Paul Blackburn 600,000 (0)
Sky Bolt 600,000 (2)
Gavin Lux 600,000 (2)
Wandisson Charles 600,000 (2)
Cole Irvin 600,000 (1)
Daulton Jeffries 600,000 (1)
Adam Kolarek 600,000 (1)
Vimael Machin 600,000 (2)
Sam Moll 600,000 (1)
Cody Thomas 600,000 (2)
Miguel Romero 600,000 (2)
Transactions:
Accept Jake Diekman’s $4M team option
Andrew Chafin declines mutual option for $5.25M
Sign Marcus Semien to 6 years, $138M
Trade #1:
Oakland Gets: Mookie Betts, Julio Urias, Max Muncy, Gavin Lux, Brusdar Graterol
Dodgers Get: Tyler Soderstrom
Sign Robbie Ray to 5 years, 130 million
Sign Mark Canha to 2 years, 24 million
Sign Raisel Iglesias to 4 years, 56 million
Sign Kendall Graveman to 3 years, 27 million