Oakland A’s: Vimael Machin getting a chance to make second impression

MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 01: Vimael Machin #39 of the Oakland Athletics in action during a preseason game against the Cincinnati Reds at Hohokam Stadium on March 01, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

The Oakland A’s needed to find a way to add shortstop depth to the roster. However, they just did not have a way to do so, unless a player was injured or they were forced to make a difficult decision when it came to their bench. Ideally, the A’s would be able to add either Vimael Machin or Pete Kozma to the mix as they were already on their taxi squad.

In this case, nature helped out the A’s roster crunch. Stephen Piscotty was placed on the paternity list, allowing…