A’s Set Price on Luis Severino as Trade Talks Focus on $42 Million Commitment

Oakland signals it will consider a deal only for real value, not a contract dump.

Overview

Ligaue reporting indicates teams are open to absorbing Severino’s remaining salary only if the A’s do not require meaningful talent in return.
Severino is owed a $5 million signing bonus on Jan. 15 that the A’s must pay even if he is traded, with a $20 million 2026 salary and a $22 million player option for 2027.
The right-hander finished 2025 with a 4.54 ERA and a 17.6% strikeout rate over 162 2/3 innings, including a late-season run with a 3.10 ERA across his final nine outings.
A stark home and road split (6.01 ERA at Sacramento vs. 3.02 on the road) complicates valuation, and underlying metrics suggest the road line likely overstates his performance.
Oakland’s thin rotation, the hitter-friendly temporary park in Sacramento, and Severino’s recent oblique IL stint factor into the club’s reluctance to move him for mere salary relief.