Position change in store for Cespedes?

Yoenis Cespedes is in the River Cats' lineup Monday. That much was expected. What is unexpected, is that he is batting second and playing left field. No, that is not a mistake on the lineup card. It appears the A's are using these rehab games for more than just physical rehabilitation. Cespedes only played center field for the A's before injuring himself May 7. "They let me know where they want him to play and where they want him to hit in the lineup," River Cats' manager Darren Bush said. "We're here to make sure that guys are ready when they go there."Taking advantage of Cespedes' time in Sacramento could help him learn a new position in a lower leverage atmosphere. Keeping the Cuban-born outfielder comfortable is a priority for the A's. Cespedes leads all rookies in RBIs (21), stolen bases (4), and was tied for the league-lead in homers (4) at the time of his injury.A position change for Cespedes allows veteran center fielder Coco Crisp to remain in center field, where he is better suited to play. Crisp's poor throwing arm doesn't work well in a corner outfield position. Cespedes, who has a much stronger arm than Crisp, would have a chance to gun down baserunners at home. Take it for what it's worth, but Bush did caution us not to read too much into Cespedes position change. "They didn't tell me why, I don't know what the plan is up there," Bush said. "But it makes sense that a guy is not playing center field when on the DL for a while. That's a lot of running. So in left it's a little less running so it makes sense."