It’s ‘bullpenning’ Take 2

The A’s first attempt at “bullpenning” did not go to plan Saturday, but the team will give it another go Tuesday.

Reliever Liam Hendriks, who was recalled Saturday and gave up two runs in 12⁄3 innings in a start against Seattle, will take the mound first against the Yankees, followed, at some point, by Frankie Montas, who’s usually a starter.

Hendriks, who missed time this season after surgery to remove a cyst from his hip, was throwing harder at Triple-A Nashville than he had in the early season, and his fastball was registering 97 mph Saturday, up 3 mph from his previous stints.

The A’s will have several more arms in their already jam-packed bullpen, including right-handed starter Aaron Brooks, who was reacquired Monday in a cash deal with Milwaukee. Brooks, 28, was 9-4 with a 3.35 ERA at Triple-A Colorado Springs; he was called up Thursday but designated for assignment two days later without an appearance.

Part of the Ben Zobrist-Sean Manaea deal with the Royals, Brooks has not pitched in the majors since 2015, when he was 3-4 with a 6.71 ERA in 11 games, including nine starts, with Oakland. He will not be eligible for the postseason because he was not on the roster by Sept. 1. The A’s are likely to use him in long relief.

To make room for Brooks, the A’s designated left-hander Danny Coulombe for assignment. Coulombe was recalled Saturday and gave up a two-run double to Ben Gamel after replacing Hendriks with two outs in the second inning. Coulombe had a 4.56 ERA in 27 appearances and opponents were batting .279 against him.

With Triple-A Nashville’s season over, the A’s are likely to add at least two more pitchers, Chris Bassitt and Ryan Dull, along with outfielder Nick Martini. The bullpen will have at least 16 members at that point. Infielder Jorge Mateo is a good bet to come up as a pinch-runner option.

Briefly: The A’s will present their inaugural Hall of Fame before Wednesday’s game, with all living inductees — Rollie Fingers, Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson and Dennis Eckersley — on hand along with Helen Hunter, Catfish Hunter’s widow, and several of late owner Charlie Finley’s family members. … Former A’s right-hander Sonny Gray, now in the Yankees’ bullpen, is missing the series in Oakland while on paternity leave. … Krazy George, who is credited with originating the Wave at the Coliseum in 1981, was on hand for Monday’s game.