A’s GM David Forst expects the team to be “active in free agency and for the team’s payroll to increase” with the team heading to play in Sacramento next season. However, the club will have to "convince major-league players to sign major-league contracts to play in a minor-league ballpark.” Forst said, “It’ll take some time to figure out what the interest is in playing here and coming to this situation. I do have an outstanding manager to play for, and we have a really good team, an improving team on the field that I would hope players want to be a part of. We’re going to have to sell the situation and the ballpark as much as we can.” Forst said that artificial turf has "yet to be laid down at Sutter Health Park." But he clarified that the team "still expects to utilize artificial turf.” Construction has begun "on the clubhouse and dugouts" (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 10/4).
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