The A's have claimed Jake Smolinski on waivers from the Texas Rangers
Jake Smolinski, who was designated for assignment on Friday to make room on the 40 man roster for Ryan Rua, has been claimed on waivers by the Oakland A's.
The A's and Rangers have a recent history of claiming each others players...the Rangers and A's took turns waiving Adam Rosales and claiming him from each other a couple of years ago, Andy Parrino was claimed by the Rangers from the A's last spring only to be waived six weeks later and re-claimed by the A's, and Alex Hassan was waived by the A's, claimed by the Rangers, then waived by the Rangers and claimed by the A's earlier this year.