Athletics' Nate Orf: Makes player pool

Orf is part of the Athletics' 60-man player pool that will report to the team's summer camp, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Orf posted a .272/.399/.410 slash and a career-high 11 home runs with Triple-A San Antonio in the Brewers organization last season, but he was nevertheless cut loose and subsequently signed to a minor-league contract by the Athletics in late November. The 30-year-old shapes up as nothing more than organizational depth, and he projects to be part of a pool of up to 30 players that will not be on the active roster but will continue to train off-site once the regular season begins.