"It's kind of how the A's do things, they want everyone to be versatile," Muncy said. "Just looking at the lineup this year, everyone's pretty much been playing different positions than they're used to, and if I actually hadn't moved to third, I probably wouldn't have gotten called up this year. Hopefully I can learn these positions and then stick next year."
Muncy brought the idea to the A's, who had already discussed having him play winter ball in an effort to get him more at-bats before year's end. Between Triple-A Nashville (212) and Oakland (101), Muncy had totaled just 313 at-bats entering Wednesday.