Athletics designated INF Brandon Hicks for assignment. The A's needed to clear some room on their 40-man roster in preparation for the Rule 5 Draft. Hicks, 27, batted just .172/.243/.391 for them during his brief time in the big leagues in 2012.

Athletics recalled INF Brandon Hicks from Triple-A Sacramento.

Athletics optioned INF Brandon Hicks to Triple-A Sacramento. He was sent down in order to make room for Adam Rosales on the active roster. Hicks has had a couple nice moments with the A's over the past six weeks, but he's hitting just .183 with 29 strikeouts in 60 at-bats. That's just not going to fly in the big leagues.

Brandon Hicks hit a walkoff homer off Michael Kirkman in the bottom of the ninth as the A's edged the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday. It was his first big-league homer in 61 career at-bats. Hicks was only in the game because Cliff Pennington had been removed for a pinch-hitter earlier, and the homer came in his lone plate appearance. He had been hitting .147 with 13 strikeouts in 34 at-bats for the A's.

A's manager Bob Melvin said Brandon Hicks will get some playing time against left-handed pitches. Confirmation of sporadic playing time is enough to make Hicks worth a flier in deep AL-only fantasy leagues. Called up to the majors on Saturday, Hicks batted .272 with 13 homers and 48 RBI in 65 games at Triple-A Sacramento. Melvin said the majority of his playing time would come at shortstop, spelling Cliff Pennington, and that Hicks also gives the team a backup at first.

Athletics recalled INF Brandon Hicks from Triple-A Sacramento. Hick's addition comes as a surprise, but he's certainly not undeserving of a promotion. The 26-year-old is batting .272 with 13 homers and 48 RBI in 65 games at Sacramento. He'll provide infield depth behind Cliff Pennington and Brandon Inge.

Athletics optioned INF Brandon Hicks to Triple-A Sacramento. Hicks was just claimed off waivers from the Braves on Tuesday. The 26-year-old infielder will be useful depth to have around at the Triple-A level.

Athletics claimed INF Brandon Hicks off waivers from the Braves. Hicks went 1-for-21 (.048) in 17 games with the Braves last year and batted .252/.333/.446 with 18 homers, 50 RBI and an a .779 OPS over Triple-A Gwinnett. The 26-year-old has mostly played shortstop in his professional career, but he could give the A's another option at the hot corner after losing Scott Sizemore (knee) for the season.

Braves optioned INF Brandon Hicks to Triple-A Gwinnett. He was sent out to make room for the return of Martin Prado. Hicks has one hit in 21 at-bats over three stints with the big club this season.

Braves recalled INF Brandon Hicks from Triple-A Gwinnett. Hicks has managed just one hit in 19 at-bats during his two stints with the Braves this season, but he's batted .267/.351/.529 with 14 home runs for Gwinnett. He'll provide some infield depth with Chipper Jones landing on the DL.