4/10 15:18: GM Billy Beane on Cust, “Ultimately, I think given the structure of the team and the need for power, Jack swinging the bat well would be exactly what we need,” Beane told me by phone. “We hope he goes down there, gets some at-bats, gets his swing going and comes back up here.” (Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle)

4/10 13:52: Jack Cust has officially accepted his assignment to Triple-A Sacrmento and keep his $2.65 million owed to him. (Jeff Fletcher, AOL Fanhouse)

4/9 12:25: Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle says that Cust has not accepted a Minor League assignment and has not made a decision. He has 72 hours to decide.

4/8 20:37: According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, former Oakland Athletics OF/DH Jack Cust has cleared waivers. It is not know whether or not he will accept a Minor League assignment. In a surprising move, the A’s designated Cust for assignment on April 3.

In January, Cust signed a one-year $2.65 million deal to return to the Oakland Athletics.  With incentives, Cust could have made $3 million.

Cust earned $2.8 million in 2009 with the A’s while hitting 25 home runs, driving in 70 runs and hitting .240 over 149 games. You can see Cust’s contract history and statistics here.