OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: Ramon Laureano #22 of the Oakland Athletics steals second base ahead of the throw to Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 07, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
During the beginning part of spring training, there had been reports that both Ramon Laureano and Matt Chapman were picking the brain of newly acquired shortstop Elvis Andrus in regards to baserunning. As Andrus had over 300 steals entering the season, it made sense that they would want to learn anything they could from him.