Nice problems to have can still be problems, and while crowded rosters tend to sort themselves out through injury and performance that does not always happen in the very short term.
Meet your right-handed hitting outfielders, a group that is fast becoming more and more the envy of teams outside of Oakland. Chad Pinder comes off the 10-day DL on Tuesday to join Mark Canha, Stephen Piscotty, and Ramon Laureano as strong options for the A’s roster.
Perhaps initially, Laureano was brought up to provide a lift for 5 days while Pinder was still out and Oakland was about to face 4 LH starting pitchers in 5 games.