Today we randomly — ok not randomly, it’s that I have things to say about them — focus on 3 players in the A’s organization.
Jordan Diaz: DFA
One, Jordan Diaz, was at risk of being out of the organization was he was DFA at age 23 just a couple years after being considered one of the A’s brightest hitting prospects. Firstly, there is a misperception among fans that when a player is designated for assignment, it means the team doesn’t want them anymore. It is actually not uncommon for a player who is DFA to survive the 10-day purgatory period without being traded and then to clear waivers and stay with their current organization, only now off of the 40 man roster.