Athletics' Stephen Vogt: Avoids arbitration with Athletics

Vogt avoided arbitration with the Athletics on Friday with a one-year, $2.965 million deal, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports.

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Vogt's 2016 season didn't quite meet the standards of his previous two, as he posted lower numbers in all three slash statistics, but he still managed to make the All-Star Game and cement himself as a leader on the A's. This was the first round of arbitration for the 32-year-old.