Rosales went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

The utility man knotted the game at 2-2 with a 368-foot shot to left in the fifth, his first round-tripper since April 22. Rosales has been productive in May, with hits in three straight and 10 of his last 11 overall. While he doesn't stand out in any particular area, Rosales retains some deep-league value and is coming off a career-high 13 homers last season in San Diego.

Rosales will start at shortstop and bat leadoff Sunday against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

The Athletics are facing a lefty pitcher in Dallas Keuchel for the series finale, so the lefty-hitting Jaff Decker will be dropped from the lineup, allowing Rosales to move up in the order. Despite Rosales' prominent spot in the batting order, it's hard to justify using him in DFS lineups, given that he's receiving the starting nod mainly for his defensive abilities. Rosales owns a .246/.322/.403 career batting line against left-handed pitching.

Rosales is out of Saturday's lineup against the Astros, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.

EDGE Analysis

He was hit on the finger by a pitch in Friday's game, but manager Bob Melvin said Rosales did not need X-rays. Chad Pinder will start at shortstop and hit eighth against righty Joe Musgrove.

Rosales went 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a run scored in the Athletics' 9-6 victory over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Rosales got Oakland on the board with an RBI single in the third inning and gave them a briefly-held lead in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly. The 33-year-old is making the most of his increased playing time, as Thursday's contest raised his batting average to a career-best .296, which should help him get plenty of innings at shortstop until Marcus Semien (wrist) returns from the DL.

Rosales hit a two-run homer off Yu Darvish as part of a 2-for-3 effort against the Rangers on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

While Rosales has generally been an inarguably poor hitter, he's coming off his finest MLB season, as he hit a career-high 13 homers in 248 at-bats for San Diego last year. He's off to a fairly slow start in his return to Oakland even with this homer, but Rosales projects to see a big share of playing time at shortstop as long as Marcus Semien (wrist) is on the DL.

Rosales will start at shortstop and bat ninth in the order Sunday against the Astros, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Marcus Semien (wrist) landed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday as a result of a bone bruise, so manager Bob Melvin will give the veteran Rosales the first crack at replacing him in the starting five. At this stage of his career, the 33-year-old profiles better as a utility option, so it wouldn't be surprising if Rosales is ultimately forced to share duties at shortstop with prospect Chad Pinder, who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville in correspondence with Semien's placement on the DL.

Rosales went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple and two runs in Sunday's 11-1 Cactus League win over the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

Oakland's utility man extraordinaire raised his spring average to .211 with Sunday's production, which included his fourth extra-base hit in 38 spring at-bats. Despite his struggles at the plate this spring, Rosales' considerable versatility -- he's capable of potentially filling in at up to five positions, including all four infield spots -- figures to provide him with a solid opportunity of holding on to a spot on the 25-man roster.

Rosales, who returned to the A's on a one-year, $1.25 million contract in January, could potentially back up five positions in 2017, Joe Stiglich of CSN Bay Area reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran jack-of-all-trades may really get an opportunity to live up to his reputation for positional versatility this season, as he's projected to potentially back up all four infield positions and left field if necessary. For Rosales, who smacked a career-high 13 homers in 2016 but hit under .230 for the second consecutive season, his ability to provide solid defensive play wherever he's deployed has been the key to staying gainfully employed in the big leagues for nine seasons. Depending on how spring training plays out, the 33-year-old could serve as the A's' sole backup infielder in 2017.

Rosales signed a one-year contract with Oakland on Tuesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The utility man returns to his former organization after spending last season with the Padres. Rosales provides another bat in a young Oakland lineup and could certainly compete for a starting spot out of spring training. The 33-year-old is coming off the most productive season of his career, in which he hit .239 and added 13 home runs over 105 games.

Rosales homered and knocked in four in a 1-for-2 game with two sacrifice flies Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Just two days after reaching double digits in home runs for the first time in his career, Rosales mashed his 11th home run, a two-run blast. The veteran has a career high .795 OPS, and given his ability to play every infield position and play the outfield in a jam, there's a good chance some team out there will desire his services come 2017.