left fielder tyler soderstrom and this As Sources told ESPN that the agreement has been reached on a seven-year, $86 million contract with a club option and escalator for an eighth season that could be worth a maximum of $131 million, giving one of the breakout players of 2025 the largest contract in franchise history.
Soderstrom, 24, hit .276/.346/.474 with 25 home runs and 93 RBI in his first full season with the A’s this year. Between his powerful left-handed swing and above-average defense in left field — a full-time role he played for the first time this season after converting from catcher and first base — Soderstrom is the latest A’s player to sign a long-term contract with the franchise as it prepares for its planned move to Las Vegas.
with designated hitter brent rucker and right fielder Lawrence Butler Locked in through at least 2030, Soderstrom’s deal, negotiated by Paragon Sports, keeps another founding player with the A’s. If Soderstrom continues to blossom into a perennial star, the escalators in the deal provide significant cap space.
Still, the $12.3 million annual guarantee is among the 10 highest for players with more than two years of service. This deal ensures that the A’s will have Soderstrom for his remaining 20 years, buying out the final four years before reaching free agency and four free agent years on top of that.
The A’s, who will play in a minor league stadium in Sacramento for the second straight year, are expected to move to Las Vegas in 2028, and owner John Fisher has made returning with a competitive core a priority. Last winter, the team signed a $67 million free agent contract for the right-hander. louis severino Breaking the franchise record held since 2004. The A’s finished 76-86 this year and could be a playoff threat in the American League West with better pitching.
In addition to Soderstrom, Rucker and Butler, the first baseman and reigning AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz Played like a superstar and fellow rookie in his first season jacob wilson Was one of only six AL hitters to finish with a batting average above .300. Both are under team control until the end of the 2030 season. Add a power-hitting catcher Shea LangeliersPotential Gold Glove center fielder denzel clark and recent business acquisitions Jeff McNeilAnd the A’s have the potential to be one of the most powerful offenses in the game.
Soderstrom will be right in the middle of it. The son of former San Francisco right-hander Steve Soderstrom and a first-round pick in 2020, Soderstrom enjoyed success in the minor leagues and debuted with the A’s at the age of 21. While the question of Soderstrom’s final position was always expected to be between catcher and first base, a combination of athleticism and instincts led him to switch to left field, where he acquitted himself with strong reads and a dangerous arm.
His bat has become his calling card. Although Kurtz’s arrival prompted Soderstrom to take off at first, the A’s thought enough of his bat to put him in the lineup and watch him blossom. Between Soderstrom, Kurtz, Rucker, Langeliers and Wilson, the A’s were one of just two teams in baseball with five regulars who had an OPS at least 20% better than league average.
Soderstrom’s deal is the second recent deal for a player in the two-plus-year service category. All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia Agreed to a five-year extension worth $57.5 million with a club option for a sixth season. The only outfielder to sign in more than two seasons and receive a deal larger in annual or total value than Soderstrom Fernando Tatis Jr., mike trout And yordan alvarez,
