Slade Heathcott, once a big outfield prospect for the Yankees, and Sheldon Neuse, an infielder acquired in a big trade last summer, highlight a list of 17 nonroster players whom the A's have invited to spring training.
Also on the list is utilityman Steve Lombardozzi, Jr., who has played in 291 big-league games scattered over six seasons, and Logan Shore, the A's second-round pick in 2016, who will be in his first major-league camp.
Heathcott, 27, was the Yankees' first-round pick in 2009 draft whose career has been derailed by injuries. In his lone big-league stint, in 2015, he hit .