Oakland A’s Release Brandon Moss
Mar 6, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:24 am
MESA, AZ - FEBRUARY 22: Brandon Moss #37 of the Oakland Athletics poses for a portrait during photo day at HoHoKam Stadium on February 22, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
by Matt George – Sports 1140 KHTK
The Brandon Moss return-to-Oakland tour didn’t even make it back to Oakland.
Acquired from the Kansas City Royals in a trade this winter, Moss was always a long-shot to make the daily roster because of the talent ahead of him at his three positions; first base, right field, and designated hitter.
Bob Melvin on Brandon Moss getting DFA’d pic.twitter.com/ZqSNzP63nt
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) March 4, 2018
Moss batted .254 with 76 home runs and 220 RBI’s in his three years with Oakland from 2012 to 2014. That’s more home runs and RBIs in a single season than in his last three seasons combined.
At age 34, Moss told reporters that he will retire if he cannot find another major league contract.
