The Athletics have agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with slugger Brent Rooker, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. Rooker was set to swap proposed arbitration salaries with the A's on Thursday. The new deal keeps Rooker signed through 2029, when the team is planning to be in Las Vegas. The A's left Oakland after last season and are set to play the next three seasons in a minor league park in West Sacramento, California.

Brent Rooker never got a real shot with the Minnesota Twins but he's now with the Athletics for the long haul.

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- All-Star slugger Brent Rooker agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with the Oakland Athletics. Sources told ESPN , MLB.com and The Athletic about the pact on Tuesday. Rooker's deal includes a sixth-year vesting option worth $22 million. The designated hitter/outfielder was eligible to hit arbitration this offseason and could have became a free agent in 2028. Advertisement

Immediately after moving out of Oakland, the Athletics started to spend, as if it was a provocation to loyal fans

The Athletics reportedly have agreed to a long-term contract extension with slugger Brent Rooker.

A few days ago, we had a discussion about the best player in Oakland A's history. Well, second best, since Rickey Henderson was by far and away the best talent to wear the green and gold. In posting that article, we had plenty of people providing their thoughts on who the second-best player in Oakland history was, and some were wondering why there was no pitchers mentioned. One common entry was Dave Stewart, who was obviously fantastic for the A's during their postseason runs from 1988-90, holding a 7-3 record overall in that span, which included two wins in the 1989 World Series against the San Francisco Giants.