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New-look A's continue the youth movement with Maxwell's arrival

On Thursday, catcher Stephen Vogt suffered the same fate as Plouffe, getting designated for assignment to make room for another young player in Bruce Maxwell. Five of the nine position players in their starting lineup for Thursdays 12-9 loss to the Houston Astros are what you would consider future guys center fielder Jaycob Brugman, third baseman Ryon Healy, second baseman Chad Pinder, Maxwell and right fielder Matt Olson.