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Nevin wasn’t claimed off waivers, and will either be a non-roster invite for Oakland or hit free agency. EIther way, there’s no fantasy potential in his right-handed bat.

Muller went unclaimed on the waiver wire. The 27-year-old has not had much success in the majors and projects as organizational fodder for the foreseeable future.

A busy couple of days for the Angels to open the offseason. Noda, 28, showed some flashes in 2023 with a .364 on-base percentage as a Rule 5 draft pick from Toronto, but he was awful in 2024 over 36 games with a .465 OPS. The Angels will try and get Noda to find that 2023 form as a potential option off the bench.

It’s a return to the Atlanta organization for Salinas after Salinas was traded to Oakland in the three-team deal for Sean Murphy. Salinas registered a a 4.60 ERA in the upper levels in 2024 with a 50/34 K/BB over 10 starts and 43 innings. He’ll essentially be a reclamation project for Atlanta while providing some depth.

The 28-year-old Gray is a solid defensive third baseman with power, but his inability to hit for average has kept him from getting much of a chance. He has 36 major league plate appearances for three teams, the last 24 of them coming after the A’s picked him up on waivers from the Marlins in mid-August. He went 3-for-21 with 13 strikeouts during his time with Oakland.

Adams, 33, had a 3.92 ERA in 41 1/3 innings for the A’s before missing the final quarter of the season with elbow tightness. He’ll probably have to settle for a minor league deal this winter.

Because of a hamstring strain, Kurtz played in just 12 minor league games after signing, and we’re guessing it has something to do with his late arrival here. Kurtz, the fourth overall selection in the draft, is a candidate to reach the majors next season. He hit a ridiculous .333/.510/.725 with 61 homers over 164 games during his three-year career at Wake Forest.

Bolte also struck out twice, which makes this kind of a perfect encapsulation of who Bolte is as a player. Bolte hit 15 home runs and stole 46 bases in 2024 with a .267/.368/.466 slash line, but he also struck out 34.7 percent of the time. The fantasy value is clearly there with Bolte’s power/speed combination, but he’s not going to hit enough at the MLB level to make good on that promise if he doesn’t get his strikeout rate in check.

It was the first game of the AFL, and Clarke made an immediate impression. The 24-year-old scored the only run of the game in a 1-0 victory for the Solar Sox. A fourth-round pick by the Athletics in 2021, Clarke had a so-so 2024 year with a .784 OPS over 431 at-bats, but he did still 36 bases and puts up plus run times. No other tool projects more than average, but Clarke has a chance to be a starting outfielder — and potentially one with a bit of fantasy upside — since there’s no real weakness in his game, either; outside of the swing-and-miss that most young hitters suffer from.

That the A’s were so hesitant to use Rooker in the outfield this season probably had something to do with this. He’s expected to be ready for spring training.