A’s add 8 players, designate Bruce Maxwell for assignment

Oakland Athletics’ Bruce Maxwell (13) is tagged out by Houston Astros’ Alex Bregman (2) in the fifth inning of a MLB game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)The A’s added five more relievers to their stacked bullpen Saturday among the eight players who joined their roster, but the bigger news may be who won’t be part of Oakland’s organization any longer.

Catcher Bruce Maxwell, who reached a plea agreement in April after allegedly pointing a gun at a food delivery worker, was designated for assignment. The 27-year-old agreed to probation and community service after initially being charged with aggravated assault…