The A’s have claimed 26-year old righty swinging infielder Steve Tolleson on waivers from the Twins. He played in 130 games in AA+AAA ball last season and he was 134 for 503 (.266 avg, .720 OPS) with 78 runs scored, 8 homers, 40 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Tolleson has now played in 500 games in his minor league career and he is 505 for 1,827 (.276 avg, .768 OPS) with 288 runs scored, 33 homers, 183 RBIs and 67 stolen bases. He can play pretty much anywhere in the infield so he might have a decent chance of winning a bench role for the A’s in 2010.