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MESA, Ariz. - Former A’s second baseman Mark Ellis, in camp as a guest instructor, is providing prospect Sheldon Neuse pointers on playing that position.

Neuse, acquired from the Nationals in the Sean Doolittle-Ryan Madson deal, mostly has played shortstop and third base, but the A’s would like to see him become a Chad Pinder-type utility players, so Ellis is working with him at second base this spring.

“He moves well,” Ellis said, adding of the barrel-chested Neuse, “I wasn’t expecting him to move as well as he does. He looks really good and he wants to be more versatile. If you can play shortstop, it’s such a demanding position, you can usually play second base.”

Neuse, 23, is fine with any spot on the diamond, he said. “I don’t care where they play me,” he said. “I just want to hit. Put me wherever you want.”

The Fort Worth native is in big-league camp for the first time after batting .321 combined with 16 homers and 79 RBIs in 117 games last season. He also hit .314 with five homers and a league-high 23 RBIs in 22 games in the Arizona Fall League.

“After the trade and everything last year, the jumps I’ve made I never expected to make this early in my career,” said Neuse, who was a second-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2016. “It’s been a very exciting, blessed road I’ve been down.”