Here’s a Thought: Welcome To the Oakland A’s, Steve Tolleson

This series just looked at Dana Eveland, recently dropped from the A's 40-man roster and traded to Toronto; so now it's only fitting to look at Steve Tolleson, claimed off waivers from Minnesota and recently added to the 40-man.

Before examining anything about Tolleson, I'm going to say I like this move. The A's have zero major-league-ready middle infielders behind big leaguers Cliff Pennington, Mark Ellis, and Adam Rosales, with only Yung-Chi Chen and Corey Wimberly anywhere near the majors. Both are stretched at short and have little or no AAA experience despite being in their mid-twenties.

So Tolleson is an important addition, as he is in between the Ellis/P...

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