Bobby Crosby met with Oakland management on Friday and asked for a trade to a team that is in need of a starting shortstop.
The Athletics signed free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera this past week.
"I've talked about it with them. They know where I stand. I want to be a regular shortstop somewhere," Crosby told MLB.com on Saturday morning. "That's not going to change. And while I'm here and I'm not playing, I told them I'm going to be busting my butt for the club.
"But I still think I can be a shortstop somewhere. Ideally, that's what I want to do. In the meantime, I'm under contract with the A's. I'm going to go out there and play for my teammates here. And play hard for them."
Crosby Asks A's To Trade Him