CSN Bay Area · Nov 1, 2018
Bob Melvin, Billy Beane rave about Marcus Semien's defensive improvement
In his first season with the A's in 2015, Marcus Semien led all of Major League Baseball in a stat you really don't want to: errors.
Semien committed 35, eight more than any other player in the league. Fast forward to 2018, and the A's shortstop is a finalist for the Gold Glove Award.
"You see the work ethic and how far he's come," A's manager Bob Melvin said earlier this week. "It's also a credit to Billy (Beane) and David (Forst) to stick with a guy like that. Typically we tend to flip things around if things don't work. But I think everybody saw the potential he had, the commitment he makes every day, and the respect he has from the rest of the players and coaching staff."