30-year old switching hitting CF Coco Crisp started this season pretty late due to nagging injuries but he’s trying to make up for lost time. Crisp has played in 57 games for the A’s this year and he is 62 of 226 (.274 avg, .774 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 6 homers, 29 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. He’s also playing very solid defense for the A’s in CF. It’s no surprise that the A’s are hanging in there in the A.L. West as Crisp is a big reason for that.

27-year old righty swinging IF/OF Adam Rosales has been a godsend for the A’s this season as he can literally play almost everywhere. He has played in 78 games for the A’s this year and he is 69 of 250 (.276 avg, .735 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 7 homers, 31 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Rosales could be a starting player for the A’s in the near future but unless someone gets traded or hurt I see him coming off the bench the rest of 2010.

31-year old lefty swinging OF/DH Jack Cust was the final cut of the A’s this spring as they decided to give Eric Chavez another chance. Cust wasn’t happy with the decision of the A’s front office and that was understandable. In his first three years with the A’s, Cust played in 421 games in which he was 335 of 1,389 (.241 avg) with 226 runs scored, 89 homers and 229 RBIs. He led the A’s in homers in each of his first three years with the A’s. He is off to a solid start this season for the A’s as he has played in 49 games in which he is 44 of 152 (.289 avg, .856 OPS) with 27 runs scored, 6 homers and 26 RBIs. If Cust keeps getting a lot of P.T. I’m pretty sure he will lead the team in homers for a 4th consecutive season as the A’s don’t have much power.

25-year old lefty swinging RF Ryan Sweeney doesn’t have the power for a major league corner outfielder but he’s hitting for a good average and he’s playing good defense.  Sweeney has played in 61 games for the A’s this year and he is 70 of 227 (.308 avg, .762 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 1 homer and 28 RBIs.  His bat and defense make him a natural for CF but that is where Rajai Davis has been playing and is where Coco Crisp will be playing when he comes off the D.L.  Despite his lack of power Sweeney has been a nice asset for the A’s so far this season.

27-year old righty swinging infielder Adam Rosales has done a great job filling in for the injured Mark Ellis this season. Rosales has played in 24 games for the A’s so far this season and he is 22 of 77 (.286 avg, .736 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 2 homers and 12 RBIs. Rosales has one weakness as a hitter as he has whiffed 23 times already this season for the A’s. If he keeps hitting the ball well I have little doubt that the A’s will find a way to get him some at bats even after Ellis returns to action.