Pinder ready to seize any role with A’s in ’18
Craig TaylorChad Pinder proved his worth as a budding ultra-utility player during his rookie season, a role he learned not only to accept but embrace. OAK Homepage News
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Plouffe embracing new role with A’s
From the day after his 18th birthday, when he signed as a first-round pick until a rather sudden departure last November, Trevor Plouffe’s professional life was spent in a Minnesota Twins uniform, and his Spring Trainings spent in Florida. This spring, all that has changed. OAK Homepage News
Everyday role in journeyman Valencia’s grasp
Danny Valencia was a natural fit for the versatile, platoon-crazed A’s, and he also could be had for free, basically, after landing on the outright waiver wire as a casualty to Toronto’s frenzied activity at the non-waiver Trade Deadline in 2015. OAK Homepage News
Coghlan looks forward to do-it-all role with A’s
Chris Coghlan claims one position is of no priority, and he fully embraces the kind of multifaceted role former Athletic Ben Zobrist is making popular. OAK Homepage News
Gray ready to assume greater leadership role
Sonny Gray is carrying a heavier load this year, in more ways than one. Oakland’s ace is primed to take on a leadership role in a mostly young rotation in 2016. Gray, just 26 himself but soon entering his third full big league season, also has a 1-year-old son to manage. OAK Homepage News