How A’s Manager Bob Melvin Should Prepare His Lineup for Manny Ramirez’s Arrival

After tonight's game against the Cleveland Indians, the Oakland Athletics will be 16 games into the season, putting Oakland only 34 games away from Manny Ramirez's return to Major League Baseball.

The way I see it, the Athletics need to begin preparing their players now for Ramirez's return. I say that because, with the way the roster is set up right now, some rather drastic lineup shuffling will be necessary when Ramirez touches down in Oakland.

For example, Ramirez would operate well in both as a designated hitter and an outfielder.

Without Ramirez, the Athletics have four possible desig...

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