"Oakland's winter of departures was interrupted Tuesday, when free-agent center fielder Coco Crisp agreed to a two-year deal to re-sign with the team.

The deal, confirmed by two sources, will not be announced until today or Thursday as final details are worked out, but Crisp - who tied for the league lead in steals with 49 last season - will receive a guaranteed $14 million. The A's will hold a team option worth a reported $7.5 million for 2014, with a $1 million buyout.

The A's had lost two-thirds of their starting outfield this offseason, with Josh Willingham (Twins) and David DeJesus (Cubs) leaving as free agents. Oakland then traded its only other experienced outfielder, Ryan Sweeney, to Boston in the Andrew Bailey deal."