Neuse was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse was in competition for the starting job at second base and a utility role, but his .531 OPS in 26 at-bats didn't make much of a mark this spring. The 25-year-old may have been bound for Las Vegas regardless since he has remaining minor-league options, unlike most of his competition (Franklin Barreto, Tony Kemp and Jorge Mateo). Neuse still figures to make his way to the majors at some point in 2020 after posting a .317/.389/.550 slash line with 27 homers last year at Triple-A.

Neuse has gone 6-for-19 with a 3:3 BB:K through his first eight games of Cactus League play.

EDGE Analysis

Thanks to the patient eye at the plate he's shown so far, Neuse is sitting on a .409 on-base percentage, but his OPS rests at a less impressive .725 due to all six of his hits being singles. Neuse showed at Triple-A Las Vegas in 2019 that he has more power in his bat than his spring stats suggest, but even if he increases his slugging output in the weeks to come, he won't necessarily be guaranteed a spot on the Opening Day roster. The Athletics are staging a wide-open battle for the second base job this spring, with Franklin Barreto, Tony Kemp, Chad Pinder and Jorge Mateo all representing candidates to replace the departed Jurickson Profar. Barreto, Mateo and Kemp are all out of minor-league options and would all likely be poached by other organizations if exposed to waivers, while Pinder has been a mainstay on the bench the past three seasons because of his defensive versatility and strong track record versus left-handed pitching. That may be enough to keep Neuse -- who has three minor-league options remaining -- off the Opening Day roster regardless of how he performs the rest of the spring.

Neuse went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse made a productive out with a sacrifice fly to score Ramon Laureano in the first inning. Neuse also plated Mark Canha with a single in the second. The 24-year-old infielder lifted his average from .225 to .273 with the three-hit performance, which gave him seven RBI in 44 at-bats since receiving a promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas on Aug. 29.

Neuse went 2-for-4 with a double in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

After churning out a career-best four hits in Friday's victory, Neuse offered a solid encore performance Saturday. The rookie's eye-popping 6-for-9 tally over the last two games has provided a triple-digit boost to his batting average due to his modest number of plate appearances, and it's also offered a big-league glimpse of the stellar work he'd proven capable of in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League with Triple-A Las Vegas this past minor-league campaign (.317/.389/.550 line over 560 PAs).

Neuse went 4-for-5 with an RBI single, another two-run hit and a run in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse tormented Rangers pitching from the bottom of the order throughout the night, and he subsequently came home with the Athletics' penultimate run of the night on a Marcus Semien home run that capped off Oakland's four-run ninth. Neuse has logged seven starts since his callup from Triple-A Las Vegas on Aug. 29, and he's hit safely in four of the last five of those opportunities.

Neuse will sit Saturday against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse sits for the second game in a row. Jurickson Profar remains the starter at second base in his absence.

Neuse will sit Friday against the Tigers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse has gone 3-for-17 at the plate to start his big-league career. Jurickson Profar will start at second base in his absence.

Neuse is not starting Tuesday against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse has started three straight games, going 1-for-10 with three walks and five strikeouts to start his big-league career. Jurickson Profar starts at second base in his absence.

Neuse went 1-for-3 with a two-run double and a walk in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Neuse snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh with his timely two-bagger, which also served as his first big-league hit. The 24-year-old enjoyed a banner season at Triple-A Las Vegas, slashing .317/.389/.550 with 27 home runs in the hitter-friendly environment of the Pacific Coast League. Neuse has now logged three consecutive starts for the Athletics, and it remains to be seen if he'll continue to see similarly consistent playing time the rest of the season.

The Athletics selected Neuse's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas ahead of Thursday's game against the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Word of Neuse's promotion first surfaced Wednesday, but he won't enter the lineup Thursday after his travel schedule left him unable to join the big club until shortly before first pitch, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Once he has a chance to get acclimated, Neuse could be an everyday option at either second base or designated hitter, two spots in the lineup where the Athletics have been struggling to find production of late. Neuse slashed .317/.389/.550 with 27 home runs and 31 doubles in 560 plate appearances with Las Vegas prior to his callup.