Had the A’s advanced past Tuesday’s American League wild-card game against the Royals, injuries would have claimed two more players. The A’s would have had to activate Bryan Anderson, a September call-up who got one at-bat, to play against the Angels, and even starting catcher Derek Norris has been banged up, with a shoulder problem and a bad back. Among the A’s other issues, Crisp had a neck problem, Josh Donaldson had leg injuries, Jed Lowrie a fractured finger and Craig Gentry and John Jaso missed the end of the season with concussions; Jaso might not return to catching, but he is a good enough hitter to DH. The A’s allowed seven steals Tuesday, in part because of Soto’s injury, but Norris had trouble throwing out runners all year and Oakland pitchers weren’t great at holding runners.