A’s expected to tender their arb-eligible players

Of the many deadlines clubs deal with in the offseason, the next one on the horizon should be a cinch for the A’s. By Friday at 5 p.m. PT, teams are required to alert each of their arbitration-eligible players whether they will be tendered a contract for the 2018 season. The A’s have seven of them, and all are expected to be back in green and gold next year.