Lucroy is not in the lineup Saturday against the Angels, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Bruce Maxwell will start behind the plate in place of Lucroy. The day off will be Lucroy's third in the Athletics' opening ten games, a fairly typical amount of playing time for a starting catcher. He's had a decent start to the season, hitting .269/.321/.346 through 28 plate appearances.

Lucroy is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy will head to the bench for what appears to be a maintenance day after setting up behind the dish for each of the previous three contests. In his place, Bruce Maxwell will start at catcher and hit eighth. Lucroy has reached safely in four of his five appearances this season.

Lucroy went 2-for-3 with a double in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy touched up one of his former squads for his first multi-hit outing in an Athletics uniform, a tally that also included his first extra-base knock. The 31-year-old backstop has hit safely in three of the first four games, a cautiously optimistic indicator that he'll be able to supplement his valuable experience behind the dish with some of the solid offensive production he's generated throughout his eight-plus major-league campaigns.

Lucroy is out of the lineup against the Angels on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy will receive a day off after starting back-to-back games behind the plate while going 2-for-8 with one RBI. In his place, Bruce Maxwell is set to catch Daniel Mengden and bat ninth in the order.

Lucroy, who inked a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the Athletics on March 9, made a strong first impression on starter Sean Manaea in his catching debut Saturday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports. "He's very well prepared," Manaea said, "and he definitely takes charge and controls the entire diamond. Having a guy like that, especially with the time and knowledge that he has, is huge. It's exciting that he's here and taking control of the pitching staff. It was a lot of fun today."

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy got high marks across the board for his debut effort, as Mark Kotsay, the Athletics' quality control coach and acting manager for the split-squad game against the Mariners, also commented that the veteran backstop appeared to make some in-game adjustments in concert with Manaea. The 31-year-old figures to shore up both sides of the ball at the catcher position in the coming season, as in addition to his leadership behind the dish, he also boasts a career .281/.343/.433 line and has smacked double-digit home runs in five of his eight major-league campaigns.

Lucroy is tentatively scheduled to make his Cactus League debut Saturday in one of the Athletics' intrasquad games, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran backstop actually got in some game action Tuesday, but it was on the minor-league side, as he caught Emilio Pagan's two-inning appearance. Lucroy is slated to be the A's' starting catcher in 2018 after slashing .265/.345/.371 over 481 plate appearances with the Rangers and Rockies last season, with Bruce Maxwell set to serve as his backup.

Lucroy has agreed to a one-year deal with the A's, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The market did not develop the way Lucroy had hoped, so he was forced to settle for a one-year deal. This is about as good of a landing spot as prospective fantasy owners could have hoped for, as Lucroy will likely have a chance to earn a decent share of the starts behind the dish in Oakland. Bruce Maxwell was set to occupy the strong side of a platoon, and while Maxwell will still likely start against some righties, Lucroy should start against southpaws while also getting some starts against same-handed pitching. The signing gives Lucroy a chance to rehab his value, particularly with regard to pitch-framing metrics, while giving the A's an affordable catcher with the potential to be a top-10 option at the position. He is entering his age 31/32 season and is coming off a year where he hit .265/.345/.371 with six home runs in 481 plate appearances. It is unclear what the terms of the deal are at this point.

The Nationals have shown interest in signing Lucroy, MLB.com's Jon Morosi reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Nationals' catching depth consists of Matt Wieters, who is coming off a year where he rated as worse than a replacement-level player (-0.2 fWAR), Miguel Montero (NRI), Pedro Severino (one minor-league option remaining) and prospect Raudy Read, who will be suspended for the first 80 games of the season after testing positive for PEDs. It's not hard to envision Lucroy representing an upgrade over those options, but he may have to settle for something close to the major-league minimum at this stage of the game. It's unclear which other teams have interest in signing Lucroy.

Lucroy is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy will be granted a day off after starting each of the team's past eight contests. The 31-year-old produce a trio of three-hit games over that stretch and is hitting a respectable .286 during September. He'll be replaced by Tony Wolters behind the plate Sunday.

Lucroy is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy will head to the bench for Thursday's matinee contest after catching all nine innings Wednesday night, going 0-for-4 with an RBI. Tony Wolters will get a start behind the dish in his stead.