Athletics at Royals March 8, 2021

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Nick Allen

Seeing plenty of work early

SSOakland Athletics AAA

March 8, 2021

Allen, considered the top defensive prospect at shortstop in all of baseball entering 2021, has played in seven of the Athletics' first eight Cactus League games, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. "This spring is important for [Allen]," manager Bob Melvin said. "He's a top prospect of ours, and we want to take a hard look at him."

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Seth Brown

Roster spot bid off to rocky start

OFOakland Athletics

March 8, 2021

Brown, battling for the fourth outfielder job with Luis Barrera, is hitting .091 (1-for-11) with two RBI, five walks and one run across his first eight Cactus League games.

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Luis Barrera

Producing at plate early

OFOakland Athletics

March 8, 2021

Barrera is 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, a walk, a stolen base, a hit by pitch and three runs across his first four Cactus League games.

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Stephen Piscotty

Still in search of first spring hit

OFOakland Athletics AAA

March 8, 2021

Piscotty is 0-for-8 with a walk, an RBI and five strikeouts across his first four Cactus League games.

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Trevor Rosenthal

Battling minor groin strain

POakland Athletics

March 8, 2021

Rosenthal is dealing with a minor groin strain, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

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Vimael Machin

Making strong case early

3BOakland Athletics AAA

March 8, 2021

Machin, who went 2-for-2 with a run in a Cactus League win over Cleveland on Sunday, is now hitting .417 (5-for-12) with two RBI and two runs across his first six spring games.

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Matt Olson

Continues wielding scorching bat

1BOakland Athletics

March 8, 2021

Olson, who went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run in Sunday's Cactus League win over Cleveland, is now hitting .500 with three homers and eight RBI overall across four spring games.

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Ramon Laureano

Keeps rolling Sunday

OFOakland Athletics

March 8, 2021

Laureano went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and a walk in a Cactus League win over Cleveland on Sunday, pushing his spring average to .375 across five spring games.

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Skye Bolt

Moves past shoulder injury

OFOakland Athletics AAA

March 8, 2021

Bolt will be available to make his spring debut as a reserve in Monday's Cactus League game against the Royals after previously missing time with a shoulder injury, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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