The Oakland A’s second base position is the most crucial question of their offseason, and it took a couple new twists on Tuesday.
Last season the A’s employed Jed Lowrie at the position, and he turned in a career-year and made the All-Star team before becoming a free agent. Bringing him back was a possibility at the right price, but the club is now “close to moving on from (Lowrie) and heading in a different direction,” according to Ben Ross of NBCS. If he’s out of the picture, then the remaining options are top prospect Franklin Barreto, or an external addition (such as D.