Scott Sizemore injures knee; who's going to play 3B?

[Zito75]

Let's hope for the best here - Scott Sizemore hurt his knee during drills the other day. We're still waiting for a prognosis but the news isn't great so far. He was projected to be our starter at 3B. If he's out for a while, who would you start? Is Grant Green ready to come up? Do we look for a free agent? Thoughts?

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120226&content_id=26869624&notebook_id=26870088&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak

[Blue387]

What do you know about Steve Parker, who played third at AAA Sacramento?

[Zito75]

What do you know about Steve Parker, who played third at AAA Sacramento?

He killed it in A+ ball back in 2010 but his stats dropped off a fair amount in AAA. He's not ready to come up yet... He's on the right track though.

[anna]

It looks like catcher Josh Donaldson is the number 1 contender at 3rd base!

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120227&content_id=26874408&vkey=news_oak&c_id=oak

[Zito75]

Thanks for posting that Anna, I never would have thought about, or guessed Donaldson. He should work out fine until Parker is ready. Can't wait for these Spring games to start!

[Buffalo A's fan]

Stinks Sizemore is done for the year...

What about Miguel Tejada?? There was an article on ESPN today about how he wants Oakland to sign him.

[Zito75]

Stinks Sizemore is done for the year...

What about Miguel Tejada?? There was an article on ESPN today about how he wants Oakland to sign him.

Tejada might be a nice bandaid. He probably won't be an everyday player, could put up 12-15 HR's and maybe hit around .270. That wouldn't be all bad on part time duty.

[dominik]

wow oakland really wasnt lucky with injuries in the last years.

[Zito75]

wow oakland really wasnt lucky with injuries in the last years.

You're darn skippy. It seems we go out of Spring Training with guys on the DL consistently. Personally I think it's conditioning issues - seems to be a lot of strains, etc going on.