Inside the Oakland Athletics · May 13, 2015
A’s add much-needed pregame defensive workout
Marcus Semien’s defense has been a problem for the A’s, but the club as a whole has not been good making even routine plays.The A’s moved their time on the field around Tuesday to address their defensive issues.
For about 20 minutes, infielders and outfielders got extra work with a phalanx of A’s coaches and instructors, including Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson guiding them through it before the start of batting practice.
Like all clubs, the A’s get in defensive work daily during batting practice, but manager Bob Melvin looked at the A’s defensive struggles and decided it would be prudent to focus strictly on defense for a spell, much as they would in spring training.