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A's Signing of Cespedes Hard to Figure

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Oakland Athletics owner Lewis Wolff acknowledged recently that even if the A’s receive permission to move to San Jose soon, they likely would not open their new ballpark until 2016.

On Monday, the Athletics stunned the baseball world by agreeing with Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on a four-year, $36 million contract that allows him to become a free agent after 2015, according to major-league sources.

Why would the Athletics agree to such a short deal when sources say that teams such as the Miami Marlins and Read Full Article »

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