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MiLB longform dude. A's org stuff @ Excessive Prospect Analysis; other stuff @ProspectsLive . College basketball & heavy metal enthusiast. Argumentation scholar.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

My A's Prospects Short-Form Reports Database () has now been fully updated for early 2024 stuff. Basic notes on just about every single prospect-eligible A's org player, 33K words in total. Will update more as the season progresses. Hope it's of use!

SHORT FORM A's REPORTS | Excessive Analysis

A database of the prospects in the Oakland A's system, with brief descriptions of their skillsets.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

In his first full pro season five years ago, Lawrence Butler was a *first baseman* who struck out over 40% of the time in short-season ball on the way to hitting .177/.276/.287. He stole one base. One of the most remarkable developmental arcs in baseball in those five years.

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Worth noting: Lawrence Butler now has 7 HRs in his last 8 games:

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4 years

@jazayerli The big moment for me is when the Milwaukee votes came in. But that's probably restricted to people like me who were up at 4 AM that night.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

4 years

This is a perfect illustration of the dichotomy between folks who really enjoy modern baseball and those who clamor for the pre-TTO days. If you read this as "uneventful" and wish the batter hit a grounder to second base instead, I don't know what to tell you.

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4 years

I ♥️⚾️ Even just a random pitch in a game where I don't care who wins. Pitcher animated follow-thru, Catcher frame and Umpire emphatic called strike, while the Hitter passively disagrees.

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4 years

@NateSilver538 I've found a lot of the immunity-related headlines to be atrociously worded. It's often framed as "there's no evidence for immunity," whereas it's really "we can't confirm immunity yet."

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

The best nominative determinism in the history of baseball.

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2 years

Kutter Crawford, Filthy 90mph Kutter. ✂️

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1 year

Mason Miller just hit 101.1 mph, so if anybody was doubting the velo would be back, there it is.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

4 months

LHP Diego Barrera, the final pick in the A's 2023 draft, has been promoted to Lansing after a strong bullpen run in Stockton. Command/finesse/deception lefty with a low slot, good fastball run, changeup flashes plus.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Positive update on Gunnar Hoglund. He was up to 94 tonight. Also, so far in the two starts on video, 43 offspeed pitches, 12 swinging strikes. Stretched out to 63 pitches, a career high.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 years

To those who have started playing @ootpbaseball for the first time recently because of isolation, here's a tip: the "Shop a Player" function is your friend. Use it often.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Y'all, I have not seen a minor league baseball game in person in 3,267 days. Today, the streak ends. I'm in Lansing to watch the Lugnuts take on Cedar Rapids. I'll be here all week. Only baseball I'm seeing live this year, but happy I could make time in my schedule, finally.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Moving Jace Peterson would seem to seal Gelof's place on the A's roster going forward, no?

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

Note again in the Montas trade something I've been hammering on all season: When the A's make these deals, they're not for random A-ball fliers. The headliners are almost always near-ready guys. The aim is a quick retool, not a five-year teardown.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

I've seen enough. Joe Boyle's next start needs to be in the bigs.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

7 months

Okay, I'll probably be doing some sort of A's system coverage this year--we'll see what it is exactly. Just writing for now. Time will tell how things go. As always, I hope to make it interesting.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Well, here it is, folks: my Midseason Top 50 A's Prospects: Plus 32 Others of Note. 14,441 words in all...the most comprehensive pre-draft look at the system there is. Happy reading! Would love to know what reactions y'all have.

Oakland A's Midseason Top 50 Prospects

Here's how the players in the A's system stack up before the 2023 Draft and the trade deadline.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Really encouraging to see that Joe Boyle, in addition to K'ing 12 in his second A's org start, threw 71 of 103 pitches for strikes.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Jacob Wilson has been promoted to Lansing. Myles Naylor, interestingly, is already headed to Stockton. No other listed draftee promotions just yet.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

A few days ago, folks submitted A's system-related questions to me on here. Here are my thoughts on each:

April 2024 A's System Q&A

Diving into a variety of topics across the A's system and beyond as the minor league season gets going.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Since FanGraphs left Henry Bolte off their A's Top 32 Prospects on May 6, he's hit .360/.484/.740 with a strikeout rate of just 21%.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang has been promoted to Midland.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

Excited to share with y'all that I'll be doing some stuff at @ProspectsLive this year. I'm still figuring out exactly what the shape of my content there will look like, but I'm looking forward to branching out and trying some new things.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

One thing I hope this produces is some vindication for the A's baseball ops folks. We're very few months removed from widespread allegations that they were purposely building the worst team they could, and that they were like a decade away from being a non-laughingstock.

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Martín Gallegos

@MartinJGallegos

2 months

“That’s what makes baseball fun: Those games right there. We’re in the moment right now and enjoying it.” The A’s — now 31-22 since July 1 — continued to look like a team on the rise with a second consecutive walk-off win over the Mariners.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Santos has been up to 99 this year. His cutter, which tops out at 96, might be the best non-Mason Miller pitch in the entire A's organization. And yeah, the curve is a dynamo too.

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Francys Romero

@francysromeroFR

5 months

Cuban RHP Pedro Santos (24) has been promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators, Triple-A, per sources. He posted 1.80 ERA, 15 IP, 26 SO in Double-A. Santos signed for 10,000 in 2018. One of the best curveballs in the organization, fastball 95-98 mph.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Luis Morales has been promoted to Stockton. Draft picks are starting to be added to the ACL A's roster, as well.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

Just so y'all know, I probably will resume tweeting about A's minor league stuff tonight, albeit with perhaps less vigor than prior. Pressing forward is my own way of coping, plus I feel like I've invested too much time & energy understanding these players to just bail.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

One of the fun things about being on Year 3 of doing this is that finally people are getting to enjoy stuff like this I've enjoyed while some of these guys have been in the minors. It's a show every day. Wilson is the same at short.

@RickeyBlog

The Rickey Henderson of Blogs

6 months

Brett Harris is putting on a show tonight 🤩

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

I've been saying there's no need to rush the guy to Vegas, but the .450+ average is tough to deny.

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Milb Central

6 months

Jacob Wilson went 4-4 today and is now hitting .455 for Midland this season 💥

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2 months

I truly do not understand how an A's top 30 list can omit Zhuang at this point. It was one thing when he had two plus pitches but you could question the results, but he's been the best statistical performer in the whole org (pitching wise) now too.

@MLBPipeline

MLB Pipeline

2 months

All of the new Top 30 Prospects lists!

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Every year, an A's late-round pitcher dominates out of the gate in A-ball. But nobody in that group has ever gotten off to quite the start that Will Johnston has in 2024. How's he doing it? What's next for him? My latest breaks it down in depth:

Will Johnston's Place on the Continuum of Unheralded Legitimacy

Will Johnston is off to a historic start among A's late-round pitching draftees. Here's what's behind his dominance and what lies ahead.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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2 months

Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang through 3 Midland outings: 15 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 15 K.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 years

Alright, I've started my new website, Excessive Prospect Analysis, so named because I can't seem to write anything about minor league baseball without it stretching into thousands of words. A thread on what I'm (maybe) doing, and where I've started: (1/11)

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

August '24 A's System Q&A is out: In it, I project the A's 2026 rotation, break down the upcoming 40-man and AFL decisions, explain what separates the top 5 pitching prospects in the system, and a whole lot more.

August 2024 A's System Q&A

Wherein I answer lots of questions about where the A's system stands in various respects as the 2024 season winds down.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

4 months

So many times this year, I just nonchalantly shout "safe" the moment it's clear a Bolte grounder isn't hit right at an infielder. A fitting first hit.

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Midland RockHounds

4 months

Henry Bolte notches his first Double-A hit 👏 He shows off his lightning BOLTE speed on an infield single ⚡️

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

After 12 years on (and off) this site, I reached 2,000 followers today. Thanks to all of you for having the patience to listen to my excessive ramblings about A-ball organizational relievers or what not.

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6 months

I reference this fact way too much in discussing Schuemann, but I gotta think that when your pro career begins as a 20th-rounder and you have 1 XBH in 45 G in your first pro season, the chip on your shoulder doesn't go away easily.

@RickeyBlog

The Rickey Henderson of Blogs

6 months

I don't think the Mariners dugout is gonna forget this from Max Schuemann 😅

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Two 105+ EV hits from Lawrence Butler already tonight, including a homer. Starting to think AAA isn't going to be the highest level he plays at this season.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

4 months

Tells you something about where Henry Bolte's reputation has gone that he was just intentionally walked in a tie game to get to Will Simpson, who homered in his last AB.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Joe Boyle's stuff is incredible. It's just a question of command. Feels kinda similar to when the A's got Luis Medina last year, though Boyle's command fluctuates more start to start than the month-to-month pattern Medina always had.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

Medina hits 100.9 on his final pitch of the fourth. 4 IP, 2 H, 6 K, ZERO WALKS. It's taken him nine starts in the A's organization, but the guy we hoped the A's were acquiring last July has showed up for at least one night.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

4 months

Incredible. @ThunderbirdRay How’s that for pull power?

@LansingLugnuts

Lansing Lugnuts

@LansingLugnuts

4 months

HENRY BOLTE OFF THE VIDEO BOARD

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Overall was unhittable in that outing. Hard to watch that and not come away convinced he's the #2 pitching prospect in the org, perhaps even in the #1 conversation. Sat 95, slider was nasty. Very few comfortable swings off him.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Steven Echavarria hit 98 mph yesterday.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

So torn today. Trying to process. On one hand, I have zero connections to the A's geographical area. Never even been there. The news *shouldn't* affect me. I became a fan of the team randomly, largely because I thought Matt Stairs had a great combo of a name and hitting style.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

Well, today's the day: Nick Kurtz, Tommy White, Josh Kuroda-Grauer, and Rodney Green have all been sent to Stockton.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Quietly, Osvaldo Bido (1.3), Joey Estes (1.2), and Mitch Spence (1.1) have all snuck over 1 fWAR this year. There's a chance all three actually exceed JP Sears' (currently 1.2) despite not spending the full year in the rotation. J.T. Ginn is now above replacement level.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

Alright, here y'all go--my preseason A's Top 50 Prospects.

Oakland A's Preseason 2023 Top 50 Prospects

As we get ready for minor league baseball to be in full swing in 2023, how do the top players in the Oakland organization stack up?

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 years

On the day Cal Stevenson makes his major league debut, the other player in the Christian Bethancourt trade has had by far his best outing in the A's system. Christian Fernandez has gone 5 hitless innings, sitting 92-94. Best his 82-86 mph changeup has looked so far.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

4 months

Luis Morales 96-99 with ~2500 RPM/18 IVB from about a 5’8 release. Curve spins up over 3100 RPM at times.

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1 month

Perkins done after 6 innings with 12 K. The most dominant an A's minor league pitcher has looked all season.

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2 months

Since his recall on June 18, Lawrence Butler has the same fWAR as Shohei Ohtani.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Big moves on the A-ball front today: Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang, Casey Yamauchi, Cole Conn, and Luke Mann have been promoted to Lansing Carlos Amaya, Dereck Salom, and Jose Escorche have been moved to Stockton

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 years

@minakimes I'd watch 45 hours of Exploring Allyson every week.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

If you missed Matt Chapman's defense at 3B in Oakland, Harris will fill that void, and everybody speaks very highly of him as a teammate. He's obviously crushed it at the plate as well. Question is the 84 mph exit velo. We'll see, but he deserves the opportunity.

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MLB Trade Rumors

@mlbtraderumors

6 months

Athletics To Select Brett Harris

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Logan Davidson also had two more hits including a 105 mph rocket and is now hitting .329/.393/.474 this season.

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Martín Gallegos

@MartinJGallegos

6 months

Zack Gelof homered today in his first rehab game with Triple-A Las Vegas. Jacob Wilson also went 3-for-5.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Kyle Muller was 96-98 T99 in the first inning for Vegas tonight. Haven't seen that kind of velo from him all season.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Jacob Wilson formally begins a rehab assignment in Vegas tonight.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

It's a good time for this move IMO--he's established the Vegas track record now. Notably, had his highest velo of the year last time out, touched 96.7. Usually will show you 93-96 w/extension, plus mid-80s split, mid-80s slider varies in quality/shape but has improved.

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Martín Gallegos

@MartinJGallegos

2 months

A’s are calling up No. 21 prospect Grant Holman. The right-hander has dominated at Double-A and Triple-A this season, combining for a 0.55 (3 earned runs in 48 2/3 innings) with 54 strikeouts and nine saves across 40 relief appearances.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

So, uh, 6 scoreless from Boyle in his A's org debut. Not bad. Only 2 walks, though before getting carried away, do note he threw only 56% strikes.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Luis Morales goes 70 pitches. Still hit 98 mph on pitch #67 . Struggled out of the windup, leadoff man got on every inning but he settled into a slidestep-y stretch and was very effective. Certainly can't be more encouraged about his health than this.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

After throwing 5 scoreless innings on 61 pitches, Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang has pitched into the sixth for the first time this year.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Zhuang blowing a hitter away, with bonus bullet to second by Cole Conn.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Luis Morales up to 99 in the first today.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Here's my top 10 A's prospects right now:

Midseason 2024 Top 50 A's Prospects: #10-1

The midseason top 50 list reaches its top.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Working on my midseason A's Top 50 Prospects tonight. It'll be a series next week; I'll do 10 a day. Will start with honorable mentions on Sunday. Hoping to have a summary post the following weekend.

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3 months

Something that's standing out to me as I watch full Stockton games for the first time in over a month is that all of a sudden, Myles Naylor actually looks like a shortstop. Moves a lot lighter out there. Made an absolutely absurd throw nearly from his back deep in the hole today.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Here we go: Royber Salinas has been promoted to Vegas. So now it's a question of who's moving to Midland and Lansing, and then perhaps an extra player to Stockton.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

I've really struggled to put thoughts into words, let alone words I want to share publicly, throughout the whole A's ordeal, but the power and will the A's community has shown, regardless of the outcome of everything, is awe-inspiring. Y'all are so cool.

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Michael Baumann

@MichaelBaumann

1 year

Massive respect to all the A's fans who organized and showed up and chanted tonight. You should all be proud of what you've done.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Worth noting: Seth Brown was DFA'd in June, really struggling. He crushed the ball in Vegas, ridiculous line for a month. Coming into today, since coming back to the A's, was hitting .292/.365/.479. And now two homers today.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

RHP Tzu-Chen Sha has been promoted to Stockton. He immediately becomes the A's youngest pitcher in full-season ball (he turns 20 in October). Dominated the ACL with a 38/3 K/BB in his pro debut this season.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

A's Midseason Top 50 Prospects Week begins today with honorable mentions (and an brief-by-my-standards introduction about the list in general):

Midseason 2024 Top 50 A's Prospects: Introduction & Honorable Mentions

Midseason A's Top 50 Week begins.

www.excessiveprospectanalysis.com

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Cal League pitchers want nothing to do with Nick Kurtz. Zone% under 40 on my charting.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

Looks like Gunnar Hoglund has added a cutter. Haven't ever seen anything in the upper-80s velo band from him before, a lot 88-89 tonight.

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1 year

Robert Puason has been promoted to Stockton.

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1 month

Certainly giving team brass plenty to think about heading into next spring.

@Athletics

Oakland A's

1 month

Solid start from Basso 👊

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3 months

2 1/2 month later check-in: Since May 9, Clarke is hitting .309/.357/.583. He just had a .371/.436/.671 July.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Went back to look up when Clarke last changed his plate setup to the current iteration, as he looked comfortable for the first time this year in what I've seen. Looks like it was May 9, so that'll be the date to monitor from. Since then, he's 5-for-17 with 3 BB, 6 K in 21 PA.

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6 months

Jacob Wilson surprisingly has his first Vegas walk before his first Vegas hit.

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6 months

Bolte's K/BB just continues to zoom in the right direction. Rapidly. I told y'all it was coming!

@AthleticsFarm

Athletics Farm

6 months

Lansing lost 3-2 in an early game today. 3B Dereck Salom had 3 hits, RF Henry Bolte doubled, drew a walk, drove in a run & notched his team-leading 15th stolen base, and starter Grant Judkins allowed 1 ER & K'd 4 in 4 2/3 IP.

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3 months

Every start where J.T. Ginn comes out sitting 92-95 instead of 90-93, he dominates. Up to 96 tonight.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

At long last, today in Midland, Blake Beers pitched against Seth Beer.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Darell Hernaiz just hit his second homer of the season and is up to a .323 average after a 3-3 start to the day. A lot of tools and talent. The main question is going to be the out-of-zone chasing, which was elevated in my first viewings of him last week.

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7 months

Henry Bolte has looked good so far. 3 hits of EV 108+ today including his first homer. Approach remaining solid at High-A in the early going. Question is going to be whether he can actually make contact with the offspeeds he offers at. That was the weakness last year.

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6 months

Has absolutely earned it. Hat's gotta be off to anyone who can do what Bido's done in Vegas. And though he's a vet, he's no finesse guy. Can bring it.

@uprootedoakland

Uprooted

@uprootedoakland

6 months

The Oakland A's are reportedly calling up RHP Osvaldo Bido from Triple-A Las Vegas. He is expected to pitch in one of the two games during Wednesday's doubleheader. #Athletics

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

An interesting offseason article idea I have: a cataloging of in-season mechanical changes the A's made with their prospects, and what dividends they paid.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

Surprisingly, Thomas' EV isn't all that high in Vegas so far. EV isn't going to be a long-term question, though. Odds he gets to play in Oakland are definitely increasing.

@Dukeswasmyguy

JT

3 months

The “0s and 1s” Morning Recap - AA+ 🌟 of the night 📽️ *Colby Thomas 4-4, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB 💣💣 #Athletics 10 XBH in last 8 games. L8 .424/1.321 7/3 2B/HR 228 wRC+ Hit 3 balls over 106, HRs had LA of 20 and 52 MLB *Wilyer Abreu 1-2, 2B #DirtyWater 4 game XBH streak, Wilyer

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Told y'all that Ryan Cusick's command was better than the walk numbers indicated. ERA down to 2.31, threw 56 of 85 pitches for strikes tonight. One hit, no runs in what I believe is a career-high 6 1/3 innings. Looking forward to a second watch of a Midland series next week.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

All 4 A's draft picks in Stockton got their first pro hit tonight.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

6 months

Even with Wilson, Ginn, and Salinas promoted, Midland is still dominating. Over the Dodgers' affiliate, no less. No shortage of talent in West Texas.

@MiLB

Minor League Baseball

6 months

Jack Cushing ( @Athletics ) laid the foundation 👷 After striking out six and retiring all 15 batters faced, the @Rockhounds followed up by carrying a perfect game bid into the ninth inning.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

Some interesting CF deployments in the A's system tonight: Logan Davidson in Vegas, Bjay Cooke in Stockton.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Will Johnston has been promoted to Midland.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

J.T. Ginn last 6 starts: .346 SLG against, 67% GB%, 93.38 mph avg on the sinker.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

I feel like the September A's are the team I expected them to be all year. Not in the above .500 sense, but that it wouldn't be hard to find encouraging performances from young players with some frequency.

@sachi_11yama

Oakland Hoosier🤍🍓

1 year

he has turned a corner towards the end of this season

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Dude finally getting his due from folks.

@MLBPipeline

MLB Pipeline

2 months

Nate Nankil has gone from 2023 seventh-round pick to one of the top performers in the #Athletics system. More on the 21-year-old who has drawn comps to a current big league outfielder:

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

Kyle McCann hit .192 on that same Vermont team, by the way, then .166 in Midland in 2021. Max Schuemann, of course, hit .195/.313/.203 (that slugging is not a misprint) in Vermont the year prior. Now they've got ~5 fWAR combined, those three guys.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

3 months

Feels like there's a real chance Hernaiz is back in the bigs in a few days, given the opening while we await Wilson's return.

@AviatorsLV

Las Vegas Aviators

3 months

Darell Hernaiz adds some insurance #AviatorsLV

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

Cole Conn's throwing has been exceptional this year. His CS% is hovering around 30, which is good not great, but he's been so consistent in delivering strikes to the bag and has had a lot of near-misses on plays you wouldn't expect to even be close when he releases it.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

Luis Morales has been promoted to the ACL A's.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

2 months

That was fast. And appropriate.

@milb_central

Milb Central

2 months

The Oakland Athletics are promoting Nick Kurtz to the Midland Rockhounds (AA).

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

At long last, Gunnar Hoglund has been activated from the IL and sent to Stockton.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

1 year

The first homer from the A's incoming draft/signing class goes to NDFA catcher Nick Schwartz, who slugged .709 as a senior at Southern New Hampshire this year.

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Nathaniel Stoltz

5 months

How’re these for metrics on Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang’s final pitch of five strong innings? 95 mph 2638 RPM 21” IVB Split ~1200 RPM, breakers 2500-2900.

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