" Jack Cust, designated for assignment by the A's right before Opening Day in a move that took the slugger by surprise, cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Sacramento, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The paper reported that as of late Thursday night, the A's had not heard if Cust accepted the assignment. The club has not confirmed this report. If he turns it down, he will be a free agent and would not be paid the $2.65 million he re-signed for in the offseason.

"I'll probably stick around," Cust said after being designated. "There's not much out there right now, so there's a good chance I'll [clear waivers]." "