Chad Pinder is currently a man without a position. He’s a good hitting prospect, with an MVP pedigree in the upper minors and a homer-heavy 110 wRC+ through 51 games in MLB this year. But where should he play for the rest of the year?
He’s a middle infielder, and the A’s have Marcus Semien and Jed Lowrie in those spots with Franklin Barreto waiting in the wings. He played mostly 3B in college, but Matt Chapman has that corner on double-secret lockdown. That brings us to the outfield.
Entering the season, Pinder had never played a professional inning in the outfield.