Third base has been, historically, a pretty legendary position for the Oakland Athletics going back to the Threepeat A’s of 1972-74 that boasted Sal Bando at the hot corner. Subsequent occupants included Carney Lansford, Eric Chavez, Josh Donaldson, and Matt Chapman. For the A’s, 3B has generally been a position of strength.
Not so much for the recent or current A’s, whose auditioners for the job have been Jonah Bride, Aledmys Diaz, Sheldon Neuse, Jordan Diaz, Kevin Smith, Jace Peterson, Abraham Toro, and Darell Hernaiz.
Ouch.
The bigger issue, though, is not the present but rather the future.