Comments on: A’s find common ground with John Jaso, Seth Smith http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/17/as-find-common-ground-with-john-jaso-seth-smith/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:10:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/17/as-find-common-ground-with-john-jaso-seth-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-428688 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:41:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=291839#comment-428688 Oakland is nothing if not flexible in their approach to using players. It looks like they are setting up a platoon at catcher and another at first. Last year they had a platoon in left (Gomes/Smith) but they probably won’t have that this year but they will have Smith rotate in left and right with Reddick and Crisp, depending on whether Young is good enough to play every day in center. Smith could see some time as the DH also. Since Jaso would see right-handers, he’s catch about 70% of the games, and Norris would do the other 30%. The feeling was that Reddick wore down playing so much last year, so the rotation using Smith will keep him fresh.

The real issue for Oakland is, as always, their pitching. The kids threw a lot of innings last year. What effect, if any, will that have on their arms this year?

]]> By: sebaker http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/17/as-find-common-ground-with-john-jaso-seth-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-428568 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:11:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=291839#comment-428568 rhp … of course

]]> By: sebaker http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/17/as-find-common-ground-with-john-jaso-seth-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-428566 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:04:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=291839#comment-428566 Will someone explain to me how pt gets sorted out in Oakland next year? Good kind of problem to have but … note that Chris Carter’s OPS was higher vs RHB, but it’s hard not to see him at best on the short side of a platoon … and his overall OPS was something like .880! Etc etc …

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