MLB Winter Meetings: How the A’s will approach the second base opening

(Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND, CA – JULY 16: Oakland Athletics’ Franklin Barreto (1) makes a stop on a ground ball hit by Seattle Mariners’ Mallex Smith (0) in the first inning at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Smith was thrown out at first base. The A’s brass head to San Diego next week with a straightforward offseason wish list in hand for these Winter Meetings. The priority might strike two needs with one find: the A’s hope to land a left-handed middle infielder.

“We do continue to look for a left-handed option in the infield,” general manager David Forst said in a conference call. “Expecting the 26th man to be on the roster, there is another…