Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien, who is hitting .407 this spring, will likely open the season as the leadoff hitter. It is surprising, as Semien has average on-base skills (.325). Semien's goal this season will be to demonstrate that last season's power fall-off was purely because of his wrist injury. Last season, he hit 10 home runs after hitting 27 HRs in 2016. Conversely, Semien stole more bases last year (12) in 342 at-bats than he did in 2016 (10). Semien will be a cheap source of[...]