OAKLAND -- The youth movement seems to have begun in Oakland, and catcher Bruce Maxwell feels like the rookies are ready to do it together.
"This is a solid group. We've said [that] over a couple years now," Maxwell said. "It's a core group of guys that have come up together, and the majority of us have been playing together for about four years now."
Maxwell went 3-for-4 in Thursday's 12-9 loss to the Astros at the Coliseum, knocking an RBI double in the eighth. It was part of a "weird" day for the rookie, who was called up as two-time All-Star and team leader Stephen Vogt was designated for assignment.