The Athletics signed center fielder Coco Crisp to a one-year, $5.25MM deal today. He has a 2011 club option for $5.75MM with a $500K buyout. MLBTR first reported the agreement early Sunday, while Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle added the financial details today. Crisp had been talking to the Padres as well.
Crisp, 30, tallied only 215 plate appearances with the Royals this year due to shoulder injuries. He had surgery on both shoulders during the summer and plans to be ready for Spring Training.
Given his salary, Crisp figures to be penciled in as the starting center fielder in Oakland. Scott Hairston, Rajai Davis, and Ryan Sweeney would battle for playing time in the other two spots, unless someone is traded.
