A’s Canseco Settles for $2-Million Deal

Jose Canseco agreed Monday to a one-year, $2-million contract with the Oakland Athletics, a $400,000 raise over last season but well shy of the huge totals other superstars have received this winter.

The right fielder was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on Wednesday. He wanted $2.2 million and the A’s offered $1.6 million, same as last season.

Second baseman Mike Gallego also avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $1,065,000 contract. He’ll get $475,000 this year, $540,000 in 1991 and a $50,000 signing bonus. Mark McGwire, whose hearing is set for Friday, is the only player left on the A’s arbitration list.