The main position battle for the A’s as summer camp continues remains at second base, even with a recent trade that sent Jorge Mateo to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later.
“I feel good right now about the situation,” Franklin Barreto, via translator, said in a Zoom interview with reporters on Monday. “Regardless, I’m going to keep working hard every day. Right from the beginning, I’m going to do the best I can to prove to the team I can play every day at second base and be able to contribute and help the team get some wins.