The A’s have signed 30-year old lefty reliever Erick Threets to a minor league deal. He missed all of last season due to Tommy John Surgery, but he will be ready for spring training. Threets last pitched in the majors back in 2010 with the White Sox. He has pitched in 21 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 0-1 with a 3.28 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. This is a good buy low move for the A’s.

The A’s have signed 28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Brandon Moss to a minor league deal. Moss played in 5 games for the Phillies last year and he was 0 for 6 (.000 avg, .000 OPS). He also played in 124 games in AAA-ball for the Phillies last year and he was 120 of 436 (.275 avg, .877 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 23 homers, 80 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Moss has played in 249 games in his first five years in the majors and he is 160 of 678 (.236 avg, .682 OPS) with 74 runs scored, 15 homers, 78 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Moss has been added to a vast collection of players on minor league deals, building up the competition for spring training.