The Oakland A’s designated slugger Brandon Moss for assignment on Sunday, the team announced. His removal from the roster makes room for a new waiver claim, lefty reliever Jairo Labourt.
Moss was always a longshot to make the A’s roster this season. When they acquired reliever Ryan Buchter from the Royals this winter, Moss’ contract came attached as a salary dump in order to give Kansas City some payroll relief out of the deal. Oakland already has tons of power in its lineup, and plenty of other superior options at Moss’ positions of DH, 1B, LF, and RF.