The Athletics and outfielder Tyler Soderstrom are in settlement on a seven-year contract extension price $86 million, per ESPN. The pact features a membership choice for an eighth 12 months and escalators that may push the full worth to $131 million.

Soderstrom, 24, is coming off a breakout season. He hit .276/.346/.474 with 25 house runs and 93 runs batted in. His contributions have been price an estimated 4.3 Wins Above Alternative, based on Baseball Reference’s calculations.

Soderstrom’s 126 OPS+ ranked third amongst A’s regulars, behind first baseman and American League Rookie of the 12 months Award winner Nick Kurtz and catcher Shea Langeliers. The A’s ranked sixth within the AL in runs scored, trailing 5 playoff groups: the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Crimson Sox, Seattle Mariners, and Detroit Tigers.

Soderstrom, who was already underneath workforce management by means of the 2029 season, is now in possession of the biggest contract in Athletics franchise historical past. That distinction beforehand belonged to right-hander Luis Severino, a free-agent signing from final winter who inked a three-year pact price $67 million.

The A’s are slated to enter their second season since departing Oakland as a part of a multi-city relocation route. They spent final 12 months and can spend the following few years in Sacramento till a ballpark is constructed in Las Vegas.