2026-27 Club Options: AL West

In recent weeks, MLBTR has looked forward to next winter’s option classes. We’ll move now to the AL West, where the Athletics have the two most notable decisions.
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AthleticsJeff McNeil, 2B: $15.75MM club option (Mets responsible for $2MM buyout as part of December trade)The A’s landed McNeil in what amounted to a salary dump trade for the Mets. The A’s needed a second baseman and pivoted to the former batting champion shortly after Ha-Seong Ki