Ten days ago, when bringing first baseman Ike Davis and right-handed reliever Edward Mujica off the disabled list, the A’s had a choice to make.
They could keep infielder Andy Parrino, who is a good glove wherever he plays in the infield, or they could keep first baseman/third baseman Max Muncy.
The decision was to go with Muncy, which wasn’t perhaps the obvious choice. He’s left-handed, and so is Davis, so at-bats that Muncy had been getting with Davis on the disabled list were now gone.
And it’s not like Brett Lawrie, the third baseman, takes many day off.