MESA, Ariz. — Take a look at A’s player Chad Pinder carrying his duffle bag, it looks as if there’s catcher’s gear in there. But look inside and it’s just baseball gloves — a ton of them. There’s a couple of first base mitts, middle infield gloves and outfield gloves.



“(He plays) everything but pitcher and catcher,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said.



But make sure not to take your eyes off Pinder on the field. You might lose him. One minute he can be at first base. The next he might be in the outfield shagging fly balls. From one day to the next, he could be playing shortstop or second, third or right field. You get the drift.



Pinder is the most versatile player on this A’s team.



“I call him Manu Ginobili. He’s like the sixth man,” Melvin said.



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Get this: in 2017, Pinder played 15 games at second base, 21 at...