Jack Hannahan is getting his shot. The Oakland As traded for Hannahan to fill in for Eric Chavez, who is out with a wonky back. Back problems are notorious for lingering, so Hannahan might get regular playing time for a while. Best of luck to him.
I profiled Hannahan back on June 28 and pointed out that he crushes right-handed pitching. In 251 at bats at AAA Toledo, Hannahan was hitting .307/.443/.486 against right-handed pitchers. He'll make a perfect platoon partner for Marco Scutaro, who is hitting .293/.397/.483 against LHP but only a futile .230/.294/.329 against RHP.
The As are smart. They picked up an undervalued player who is supposed to be a gold-glove-quality defender at 3B and also has a very high OBP against right-handed pitchers. A good deal for them and for Jack Hannahan ... he deserved a chance to play in the bigs.
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