Neal was reassigned to minor league camp Sunday.
Neal got into 24 games with the big club last season, posting a 4.24 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 70 innings. He fared better at Triple-A Nashville with a 3.21 ERA in just over 61 innings, so clearly the organization feels -- at least at this point in his career -- that the 28-year-old is best suited to further seasoning in the minors before he's ready for full-time duty with the A's.