The Oakland Athletics, who are in the thick of the Wildcard hunt in the American League and trail the American League West leaders -- the Texas Rangers -- by just six games with six weeks remaining -- may be having second thoughts about one of their regulars.
Second baseman Jemile Weeks has struggled at the plate all season and enters play Thursday with a .220/.304/.303 triple-slash, serving as a major weak link in the A's thin offensive armor. It may be Weeks' defense, however, that costs him his job,writes Casey Pratt of CSNBayArea.com.
Weeks made a costly error Tuesday and the defensive metrics show he's been below average with the glove during his time in the big leagues. That puts pressure on Weeks' bat, which was a bright spot when he came up a year ago.
Pratt points out that former first-roundpick Grant Green, a natural shortstop who has played the outfield and third base a lot this season, as well, has been playing second base regularly for the past eight games. Perhaps the A's are preparing for Green to be called up soon to help them at second base in light of Weeks' struggles.
In the meantime, Adam Rosales is getting time at second.
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