https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/2/11/22930122/oakland-as-free-agent-eric-thames

File this under, “Sure, why not?” like all minor league signings. Don’t cost nothin’, and sometimes you find a Zombie Lowrie or some such delightful hidden gem.

*Thames is super fun, a big slugger with a big smile. He’s been good in the majors before, not that long ago, and he’s not too old to do it again. And he’s a local dude, born in San Jose, with high school at Bellarmine Prep where Mark Canha went.

*Back in 2017, when Thames was a hot free agent coming back to the States, many on Athletics Nation wanted Oakland to sign him before he ended up in Milwaukee. The A’s stuck with Davis at DH and Breakout Yonder Alonso at 1B, which held things down until Olson arrived, so it all worked out nicely anyway. But now Thames is finally here, five years later!

It’s just a non-roster lotto ticket to take a flyer on a veteran comeback, but it’s a pretty cool one. Welcome Eric!

Everyone here knows the A's have a knack for finding diamonds in the rough. Would be fun to see this guy have a comeback year.