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Part of previous Athletics' rebuild, Chad Pinder offers guidance, perspective and versatility

It’s one of the reasons Pinder is the last man standing, having joined the A’s for the first time in 2016 and having spent his entire career watching his team go from also-ran to the playoffs only to reinvent itself this year by shedding salary and starting over. Veterans Jed Lowrie, Stephen Piscotty and Elvis Andrus were released, joining the exodus which began in spring training with the trades of Chris Bassitt, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Sean Manaea.