Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger declined his end of a $25 million mutual option for 2024 on Friday and will test the free agent market coming off a bounce-back season.
Liam Hendriks agreed to a $2.15 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics and fellow right-hander Ryan Dull settled on an $860,000, one-year deal.
The weird thing the A's did Wednesday with wild-card game "opener" Liam Hendriks -- and what the Brewers plan to do Thursday -- actually isn't all that weird.
Oakland, which meets the Yankees in Wednesday's AL wild-card game, doesn't have any household names -- at least not yet.
Edwin Jackson is the only starting pitcher on the A's wild-card roster, but he'll be on standby in the bullpen should Oakland need him vs. the Yankees.
The A's are a tough out, but the Bombers are packed with power -- and tough to beat in the Bronx. Here's the wild-card case for the Yanks -- and for Oakland.
