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Brown was eligible for arbitration for the second year in a row, and is looking at a decent raise from the $2,600,000 he made in 2024 his first time around. In 2024, Brown hit .231/.289/.379 with 14 homers over an even 400 plate appearances.

Clarke would have been eligible for the Rule 5 draft if the Athletics didn’t add him before Tuesday’s deadline. The 24-year-old forged a .784 OPS over 431 at-bats in 2024 and has a good chance to help the A’s in 2025.

Hoglund will now be protected from the Rule 5 draft. A first-round pick in 2021, Hoglund has a chance to make appearances for the team formerly known as Oakland in 2025.

Cusick would have been eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December if he had not been added ot the 40-man roster. The former first-round pick made 30 appearances in 2024 — 12 of those starts — with a 4.66 ERA and 66/40 K/BB over 63 2/3 innings at the Double-A and Triple-A levels.

Despite walking way too many batters, Krook has been effective as both a starter and a reliever in the minors. In the majors, though, he’s given up 13 earned runs in five innings for the Yankees and Orioles. The A’s will likely keep the 30-year-old in the bullpen and see if they can figure something out with him. He’s struck out 109 in 77 2/3 innings in Triple-A the last two years.

Alexander, 31, spent last season in Boston’s Triple-A rotation, going 7-6 with a 4.42 ERA and a 129/39 K/BB in 138 1/3 innings. The stuff isn’t quite there to make him a solid MLB starter, but he’s someone who can eat innings if the need arises.

Dodson spent the last three seasons in the Dodgers organization, pitching to a 3.32 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, and 58/43 K/BB ratio in 62 1/3 innings out of the Triple-A bullpen in 2023. He’ll have a better chance to make his MLB debut now than he’s with the Athletics.

The fourth overall selection from the 2024 MLB Draft has torn the cover off the ball in Arizona, batting .364 with two homers in just 11 AFL contests. The 21-year-old first baseman tore through a couple levels in the Athletics’ system to finish last year at Double-A Midland and could easy arrive in the big leagues at some point next season. He’s a name fantasy managers, even those in re-draft leagues, should be keeping a close eye on during spring training.

Johnson was a 14th-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and has yet to pitch above High-A ball. The 23-year-old righty posted a respectable 2.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 61/27 K/BB ratio across 52 innings (38 appearances) last year for High-A Rome. He’s a lottery ticket relief arm for the rebuilding Athletics.

Lopez spent all of last season with the Braves at the Triple-A level after getting into 76 contests for the Reds from 2021 to 2023 where he posted a lackluster .639 OPS across 181 plate appearances. The 28-year-old journeyman infielder should have a clearer path to get back to the big leagues with the rebuilding Athletics. He’ll presumably compete for a bench spot in spring training, but will remain a non-factor for fantasy purposes.