OAKLAND –- On a team that’s sprung a leak defensively in many areas this season, A’s shortstop Marcus Semien certainly isn’t alone with his adventures in the field.
But he does play the most demanding defensive position on the diamond besides catcher. And given that the A’s went out on a limb installing him as their starting shortstop despite his big league inexperience at the position, his play was guaranteed to be under the microscope this season.
Right now the errors are coming in rapid fashion for Semien, a Bay Area product who’s getting his first shot at extended playing time in the majors.