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A's experimenting with 3B prospect Matt Chapman at shortstop

Editor's note: The above video is from the March 31 edition of SportsTalk Live.

A's third base prospect Matt Chapman, who was the talk of spring camp with his impressive glove and bat, is getting some time at shortstop.

That’s a noteworthy development as the A’s continue gauging the progress of all their left side-of-the-infield prospects, the most talent-rich positions in their farm system.

It doesn’t signal a position change for Chapman, who is widely regarded as having Gold Glove potential as a major league third baseman. But A’s officials clearly are intrigued to see how he looks at short while playing with Double-A Midland.