The A’s have signed 27-year old righty swinging 1B Tommy Everidge to a minor league deal. He has played in 95 games in AAA-ball with the Mariners & Astros this year and he is 90 of 360 (.250 avg, .733 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 12 homers and 50 RBIs. Everidge’s only made league experience came with the A’s in 2009. He played in 24 games for the A’s last year and he was 19 of 85 (.224 avg, .667 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs.

The A’s have designated 28-year old righty swinging 3B/OF Adam Heether for assignment. Heether played in 98 games in AAA-ball this season and he was 78 of 326 (.239 avg, .741 OPS) with 57 runs scored, 10 homers, 41 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The A’s felt that Jeff Larish was a better bet to help them in the future and that’s why they let Heether go.

The A’s have claimed 27-year old lefty swinging 1B Jeff Larish off waivers from the Tigers. Larish played in 3 games for the Tigers this year and he was 2 of 10 (.200 avg, .400 OPS) with 1 RBI. Larish has now played in 77 games in his three years in the majors and he is 45 of 188 (.239 avg, .711 OPS) with 25 runs scored, 6 homers, 24 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Larish has a lot of power but he whiffs a lot (63) so the A’s will likely have to show some patience with him.

The A’s have claimed 23-year old righty reliever Jeff Lyman off waivers from the Braves. Lyman pitched in 22 games (0 starts) in AA+AAA-ball this year and he was 0-0 with a 4.84 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. He has now pitched in 153 games (67 starts) in his six years in the minors and he is 19-37 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Lyman has walked 238 batters in 498 innings pitched in his minor league career. He will need to tighten up his control if he ever wants to wear a yellow and green A’s uniform.

The A’s have signed 28-year old righty reliever/starter Boof Bonser to a minor league deal. Bonser pitched in 2 games (0 starts) earlier this season for the Red Sox and he was 0-0 with a 18.00 ERA and a 4.00 WHIP. He has now pitched in 98 games (60 starts) in his four years in the majors and he is 18-25 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Bonser has good stuff so maybe the light will finally go on for him and that is what the A’s are hoping for.