Beneath is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the Athletics. Scouting experiences had been compiled with data supplied by trade sources in addition to my very own observations. That is the sixth 12 months we’re delineating between two anticipated aid roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “place” column under: MIRP for multi-inning aid pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning aid pitchers. The ETAs listed usually correspond to the 12 months a participant must be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Guide changes are made the place they appear acceptable, however we use that as a rule of thumb.
A fast overview of what FV (Future Worth) means might be discovered right here. A a lot deeper overview might be discovered right here.
All the ranked prospects under additionally seem on The Board, a useful resource the positioning presents that includes sortable scouting data for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan knowledge from varied sources) than this text and integrates each staff’s checklist so readers can examine prospects throughout farm techniques. It may be discovered right here.
Different Prospects of Be aware
Grouped by sort and listed so as of choice inside every class.
Outfield Tweeners
Nate Nankil, OF
Ryan Lasko, CF
Cameron Leary, OF
Clark Elliott, OF
Carlos Pacheco, OF
Nankil was the A’s seventh rounder out of Cal State Fullerton in 2023. He made plus contact (however struggled to hit for energy) at Lansing final 12 months. He’s again there to start out 2026 after he floundered throughout a late-season promotion to Midland. Lasko has run sub-70% contact charges every of the previous two years as he’s entered the higher ranges of the minors. He can play an okay middle area (and he can actually, actually throw), however not so good that it’s going to carry him to an enormous league position with a 30-hit/45-power combo on offense. Leary and Elliott are two medium-framed, lefty-hitting outfielders who every have one common instrument (for Leary, it’s his hit instrument; for Elliott, it’s his pull energy), whereas their different elements are under common. Pacheco is a speedy outfielder who has struggled to translate something near his complex-level efficiency to full-season ball.
Up-The-Center Guys
Casey Yamauchi, INF
Jesus Fernandez, SS
Cole Conn, C
Max Durrington, 2B/LF
Drew Swift, SS
Yamauchi, 25, is an undersized infielder who continues to be in A-ball, although he posted an 88% contact fee final 12 months. Fernandez, 20, is a well-built shortstop who has been powerful to make swing and miss within the decrease ranges of the minors, however the high quality of his contact is so missing that he hit .178 in Arizona final 12 months. He’s nonetheless a reputation scouts carry up as a deep sleeper on this system as a result of he’s a shortstop with bat-to-ball abilities, however he desperately must hit the ball more durable. Conn, 24, is a switch-hitting catcher from Illinois-Chicago with a 50-hit/40-power/30-defense toolset. He’s at Double-A. Durrington, 19, is a flexible Aussie who performed a bit in large league spring video games this 12 months. He’s but to seek out his footing in video games, however he’s athletic and swings laborious. Swift is a crucial Arizona baseball determine after starring at Hamilton Excessive College and ASU earlier than professional ball. He’s an excellent defender who doesn’t hit sufficient to play a sustained large league position, however he ought to put on a significant league uniform sooner or later.
Exhausting-Throwing Relievers
Jackson Finley, RHP
Grant Richardson, LHP
Donny Troconis, RHP
Abel Mercedes, RHP
Ryan Brown, RHP
Ricardo Osorio, RHP
Finley missed time in faculty after which all of 2025 on account of harm, however when he’s been wholesome, he’s thrown laborious. He was within the 96-99 mph vary throughout instructs and once more this spring, albeit with below-average motion and effectively below-average command. Richardson is a bodily 6-foot-3 lefty who the A’s drafted within the sixth spherical final 12 months out of Grand Canyon. His fastball sits within the 93-94 mph vary with sufficient experience that it performed like a comfortably plus pitch in faculty. He must develop a 3rd pitch to stay a starter long-term. Troconis appeared like he had added significant energy through the offseason and sat 96 throughout his first scouted outing of the 12 months, then was sitting 92 by the tip of spring coaching. At his finest, he seems like an ordinary center reliever. Mercedes was a minor league Rule 5 choose from Houston who will bump 100, however he’s walked greater than a batter per inning the final three years. Brown is a 25-year-old righty who Ok’d 10 per 9 in 2024 because of a plus changeup. He didn’t pitch final 12 months on account of harm and has been assigned to Lansing at the beginning of 2026. Osorio is a 6-foot-4, 18-year-old DSL reliever who sat 93-97 final 12 months in restricted innings.
One Plus Pitch
Gerlin Rosario, RHP
Tucker Novotny, LHP
Micah Dallas, RHP
James Gonzalez, LHP
Rosario, who was acquired earlier than the season in change for second baseman Cooper Bowman, is a 24-year-old A-ball reliever whose changeup (his third most used pitch) missed bats at an elite degree final 12 months. Novotny has one of many funkier arm strokes I’ve ever seen, because it swoops approach behind his physique as he squeezes his shoulder blades collectively behind him on disconnection. He’s 6-foot-5 and generates seven ft of extension, however doesn’t throw all that onerous. He could possibly be a fastball/changeup reliever. Dallas is a Double-A reliever with a plus slider and an excellent multi-year strike-throwing monitor report who sits about 89. Gonzalez, who pitched within the WBC for Panama, has spent most of his minor league profession as a starter however has moved to the bullpen this 12 months. His changeup has carried out like a plus pitch prior to now, however he’ll want a velo bump popping out of the ‘pen (he peaked at 93 within the WBC) to profile as an enormous leaguer.
System Overview
This technique isn’t nice by way of both its general depth or the quantity of high-end expertise, nevertheless it does have two issues the A’s badly want: a possible franchise-altering star up prime in Leo De Vries, and quite a lot of polished pitching that can quickly be prepared to assist the hitter-heavy large league roster compete for a postseason berth. I picked the A’s to win the division earlier than the 12 months for precisely this purpose. Although it’d be silly to imagine that every one of their younger large league hitters will develop in a linear vogue, they’ve a deep, proficient bunch and wish pitching to finish their postseason puzzle. Wholesome Braden Nett, Gage Leap, and Kade Morris seem like they might every be one of many staff’s finest 5 starters by the tip of the 12 months, and if Jamie Arnold and Wei-En Lin see their command click on, one among them might transfer faster than I count on and in addition be within the combine.
How rapidly De Vries debuts may rely as a lot on how a number of the large league infielders carry out as Leo’s personal numbers. If the A’s are hanging across the prime of the AL West by July, however Max Muncy, Darell Hernaiz, and Andy Ibáñez aren’t hitting and De Vries is, it’s going to be tempting to advertise him. If one other staff is working away with the division, will probably be much less engaging. Both approach, De Vries seems fairly good and appears to be responding to the mounting hype and strain with a relaxed past his years.
The Athletics have tended to provide out some huge particular person bonuses internationally, with blended outcomes. Luis Morales had a positive large league introduction, whereas Robert Puason is now an afterthought. Johenssy Colome is the most recent spin of the wheel. Be aware that final 12 months the A’s unfold issues out a bit extra and appear to have one thing with Breyson Guedez, who was one among my favourite hitters to observe this spring. He must slim his strategy, however he has the hit/energy mixture to profile as an on a regular basis man. Bodily traits like measurement, physique composition, bat pace and projectability nonetheless appear to be the A’s north stars when scouting internationally, as is the case for a lot of golf equipment.
Within the home draft, it’s extra of a mixture. The A’s will take some gamers with these aforementioned traits, however they’ll additionally take the occasional Joshua Kuroda-Grauer or Devin Taylor who’ve extra spectacular efficiency monitor data than they do instruments. There are nice litmus checks on this system to see if the A’s pitching growth has improved. There are pitchers who want to enhance their command (Arnold, Lin, Nett, Corey Avant), in addition to ones who want one other pitch (Yunior Tur, Zane Taylor, Jose Parra), or who must make good on their projection (Cole Miller, Steven Echavarria). How a lot and the way rapidly these guys develop will assist us perceive if there’s a proficient, sustainable approach for the A’s to provide arms internally, which is at all times an vital competency for small market groups.