Lawrence Butler’s guardian agrees to $ 65.5 million, a 7-year contract with A’s, says the source of AP

The guardian Lawrence Butler agreed to a seven -year agreement price $ 65.5 million with athletics, a person with direct knowledge about negotiations, said on Thursday evening, the latest contract with a great amount of money for the team suddenly spends when he prepares to play in three seasons in a smaller league pitch.

The contract, first reported by ESPN, covers the team option for 2032 and was subject to a successful physical, as the person said, speaking to the Associated Press provided anonymous, because the contract was not accomplished.

Butler, a 24-year-old, who was the selection of the sixth round in the amateur draft 2018, entered the last season with just 53 days Major League Service. He was on the Oakland list on the opening day, but then he was degraded to Triple-a Las Vegas on May 14 after hit .179 with seven RBI in the first 41 matches.

He was canceled on June 18 and hit the rest of the season .291, ending the average.

Butler earned USD 627,000 last season based on the division of the contract, which was paid at a minimum rate of USD 740,000 during the primary leagues and USD 121,826 during minors. He was on the right track to qualify for the arbitration of remuneration after the 2026 season and to the free agency of the World Series 2029.

After completing with the lowest number of wages in the primary leagues for 3 easy seasons, and so they became a large expender in the 2025 campaign, the first of at the least three at the Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. In addition to Butler, they signed a designated hituta/midfielder Brent Roker up to $ 60 million, a five -year contract and right -handed Luis Severino for a three -year transaction of $ 67 million.

For the first time since the current collective agreement start in 2022, AA will receive 100% of the amount due as part of the revenue division formula. If the luxurious tax pay for the team is just not at the least 150% of what it receives in the scope of division of revenues, the burden of proof in complaints alleging a violation of the principles of sharing revenues would move to the club from the competitors’ association.

Earlier on Thursday, the club announced Marc Badain as the recent president of the team.

On Friday, when the club takes part in a press conference in Las Vegas, there could also be additional details about A in Las Vegas, where team officials intend to break down on their pitch this spring.