Athletics' Matt McBride: Re-signs with A's on minor league contract

McBride has re-signed with the A's on a minor league contract, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

There was no word of a spring training invite. It seems like a near certainty that McBride will serve as organizational depth in the minors for most of the year, as he did in 2016. McBride was summoned to the big club on four separate occasions this past season but totaled just 44 plate appearances, compiling a dismal .209/.227/.279 batting line.