The Around the Horn series, which features a position-by-position look at Oakland's projected starters and backup options heading into the season, continues at third base.
Who's on third?
The A's have a pair of cornerstone pieces cemented at the corners: Matt Chapman, the defensive whiz at third base, is expected to be a fixture of a winning Oakland team for years to come, and first baseman Matt Olson.
Chapman, who came to the A's in the first round of the 2014 Draft, was called upon in the middle of June last year and hit a game-winning single against the Yankees for his first big league hit.