San Jose Mercury News · Feb 20, 2019
How A’s lineup could shake out with new faces this spring
MESA, ARIZ. – FEB. 16: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin works with Chad Pinder at Fitch Park in Mesa, Ariz., on the first day of spring training for position players, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)MESA, Ariz. — A’s manager Bob Melvin is going to have a little bit more thinking to do with his lineups this season.
As the season got deeper and the A’s continued their playoff run in 2018, Melvin’s lineup was pretty set for the most part. The only real difference by the end of the season came in the leadoff spot with Nick Martini against right-handed pitchers and Ramón Laureano against lefties.
That won’t be the case this season.