New A’s reliever Joakim Soria slowed by minor hip issue

MESA, Ariz. - Joakim Soria, the primary addition to Oakland’s bullpen this offseason, won’t throw off the mound at least briefly with right hip tendinitis, manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday.

“It will probably be a couple day thing,” Melvin said at the team’s minor-league Fitch Park complex. “We’ll see how he feels after he plays catch.”

Soria signed a two-year, $15 million deal with Oakland this winter and the right-hander is expected to be one of the team’s primary set-up men.

Melvin said that lefty Wei-Chung Wang, who has been slowed by a minor groin injury, was scheduled for a flat-ground session Tuesday, and lefty Tyler Alexander will throw a bullpen session Wednesday, his first since signing with the A’s last week.