The Oakland Athletics are considering multiple trades in an effort to slash payroll, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Rosenthal notes that the A's are discussing trades for reliever Blake Treinen, Jurickson Profar and Josh Phegley ahead of the Dec. 2 deadline for all players to be tendered contracts:

The A’s, facing their usual payroll crunch, are discussing trades of reliever Blake Treinen, utilityman Jurickson Profar and catcher Josh Phegley, according to major-league sources.

All three players are non-tender candidates as they enter their final years of arbitration before reaching free agency. MLBTradeRumors projects Treinen to earn $7.8 million in arbitration, Profar $5.8 million and Phegley $2.2 million.

The Athletics expect their Opening Day payroll to be in the same $90 million range as last season, sources say. The website RosterResource currently projects them at $111.2 million, virtually guaranteeing the purges of some of their 11 remaining arbitration-eligible players.

Treinen was one of the best closers in 2018, but his ERA rose by over four runs in 2019 as he was replaced in the closer role by Liam Hendriks.

The A's acquired Profar in a three-team trade last winter, and he rebounded from a brutal first half en route to clubbing 20 homers for the second consecutive season.

Phegley is on his way out with rookie Sean Murphy rising through the pipeline.

The Athletics consistently have one of the lowest payrolls in baseball, and with an expected rise in arbitration for shortstop and AL MVP finalist Marcus Semien, they are looking to find some decent returns for each of these players before going the non-tender route.