Infielder Eric Sogard has agreed to a $1,075,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid salary arbitration. Sogard, who earned $510,000 last year, had asked for $1,425,000, while the A's had offered $900,000. Of Sogard's 92 starts - 80 at second base and 12 at shortstop - 88 were against right-handed pitchers. More...