Inside the Oakland Athletics · Apr 26, 2015
With 9 errors in 6 games, defensive woes continue unabated
The A’s came out of spring training convinced, among other things, that their defense was much improved.
They made moves to bring in Ike Davis at first base, Marcus Semien at shortstop, Ben Zobrist at second and Brett Lawrie at third. In the outfield, they were planning on Sam Fuld in center, flanked by Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp.
Just 19 games into the season, they are having to reevaluate things. With two errors committed in the outfield in the seventh inning by the usually reliable Reddick, then Cody Ross, Oakland has made 19 errors. That’s a prodigious pace, and the most errors made by any team in either league.