A's re-sign Mark Ellis for two years, $11MM, with a $5.5MM 2011 club option.
Analysis: Athletics Nation.
Forgot about this one since it happened so early (October 19) that he didn't make any of the FA rankings, although I do remember being upset because he would've been a nice fit for the Indians.
Ellis had some issues with his shoulder last year, causing him to play only 117 games while hitting .233/.321/.373. But on his career he's an average hitter, and more importantly a fantastic defender, averaging +19 plays in Dewan's system over the last three years. As noted in the AN post linked above, this could be a great deal for Oakland if Ellis is healthy and continues to excel defensively.
The Dempster signing's average rating ended up at 5.9.
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