Word of a huge deal between Erik Pospisil and Oakland broke on BNN only minutes before it was officially announced.

The shortstop will join the Athletics for an estimated $13,500,000 per year over 5 years. Pospisil has shown he is capable of putting together big money campaigns, which is exactly what Athletics ownership was looking for.

In his career Pospisil is batting .281 with a total of 7 home runs.