I think he may be the primary backup, but he isn’t just going to sit on the bench. He DH’d a good amount last year. They’re mostly signing him for his bat.
Oakland should say f*** it. They’re leaving Oakland soon anyway. Sign Bauer and Clevinger. Who else could they sign that falls in a similar boat of scumbags or head cases?
Every team cares to some extent. If they don’t care, they wouldn’t have sat out on a lot of other free agents over past few years.
It’s a lazy statement to say they don’t care.