A’s manager Bob Melvin said he took the blame for the lineup change before a game last month that led right fielder Josh Reddick to complain in a Thursday pregame radio interview about front office meddling in how the Oakland lineup is put together.
Asked by broadcaster Ray Fosse about what goes in to getting his left-handed bat into the lineup against a left-handed starter, Reddick said:
“I have no idea. It doesn’t come from anywhere in this clubhouse. Everybody knows what situations our general manager puts up there. I couldn’t tell you what the difference is between me starting against one guy and not starting against another guy.