OAKLAND — Having experienced a demotion in 2014, Marcus Semien advised Micah Johnson to not worry about the big picture and work hard at Triple-A.
Semien knows how disappointed Johnson must be after he was sent to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday. Semien had a similar experience last June and rallied from a slow start for the Knights to hit .314/.431/.588 and 11 home runs and 37 RBIs over his last 53 contests.
He believes that performance coupled with a solid September with the White Sox has afforded him the opportunity of a lifetime.
An East Bay native, Semien — the main piece in a six-player trade that sent Jeff Samardzija to the White Sox — is playing at home and is the everyday shortstop for the Oakland A’s.