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A’s Top 20 Draft Picks Post-Season Progress Report
A few weeks ago, after almost 2 months of play, we offered a little progress report on the A’s top 20 draft picks of 2012. And now with the minor league regular season over, it’s time for a complete season-end recap of the progress of the A’s top 20.
The most improved player over the past few weeks since our last report has been the A’s 8th overall draft pick, first baseman Max Muncy, who has spent the entire season playing at as high a level as any of this year’s picks. The 22-year-old left-handed hitter got his on-base percentage at Class-A Burlington all the way up to .383 in just his first year of pro ball while playing against a lot of guys who already had a year or two under their belts. He was eventually joined at Burlington by the A’s top draft pick of 2012, shortstop Addison Russell, who continued to look solid despite facing a higher level of competition.
The player who took the biggest dip over the past few weeks since our last report has been the A’s 2nd overall draft pick, shortstop Daniel Robertson. After looking impressive in the Arizona League, the 18-year-old struggled after his promotion to Vermont. After hitting almost .300 in the Arizona League, the infielder hit under .200 at Vermont, and he went from striking out once every 7 at-bats to striking out once every 3 at-bats. But the good news is he’s still a teenager just a few months out of high school and, based on what he showed in rookie league ball, he’ll surely adjust with a little more time.
You’ll find the A’s top 20 draft picks of 2012 along with their vital stats through the end of the season listed below. All the teams they’ve played for so far this season are noted, with the team they’ve appeared in the most games for listed first and the team they ended the season with in bold. So without any further ado, the most promising seeds of the A’s 2012 farm crop in all their splendor…
#1
(1st Round – Age 18 – Shortstop – AZL A’s+Vermont+Burlington)
7 HR / 23 BB / 48 K / .369 AVG / .432 OBP / .594 SLG / 1.027 OPS
#2
(1st Round – Age 18 – Shortstop – AZL A’s+Vermont)
5 HR / 23 BB / 46 K / .241 AVG / .330 OBP / .400 SLG / .730 OPS
#3
(1st Round – Age 18 – First Baseman – AZL A’s+Vermont)
9 HR / 19 BB / 50 K / .282 AVG / .352 OBP / .521 SLG / .873 OPS
#4
(2nd Round – Age 21 – Catcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
0 HR / 31 BB / 38 K / .277 AVG / .356 OBP / .349 SLG / .705 OPS
#5
(2nd Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont)
18 2/3 IP / 23 H / 8 ER / 6 BB / 19 K / 3.86 ERA / 1.55 WHIP
#6
Kyle Twomey
(3rd Round – Age 18 – Pitcher)
UNSIGNED
#7
(4th Round – Age 19 – Outfielder – AZL A’s)
1 HR / 23 BB / 36 K / .301 AVG / .401 OBP / .434 SLG / .835 OPS
#8
(5th Round – Age 22 – First Baseman – Burlington)
4 HR / 41 BB / 37 K / .275 AVG / .383 OBP / .432 SLG / .816 OPS
#9
(6th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
37 1/3 IP / 27 H / 11 ER / 18 BB / 48 K / 2.65 ERA / 1.21 WHIP
#10
(7th Round – Age 19 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
21 1/3 IP / 18 H / 11 ER / 29 BB / 9 K / 4.64 ERA / 2.20 WHIP
#11
(8th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
29 1/3 IP / 18 H / 4 ER / 15 BB / 27 K / 1.23 ERA / 1.13 WHIP
#12
(9th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
30 IP / 12 H / 4 ER / 5 BB / 35 K / 1.20 ERA / 0.57 WHIP
#13
(10th Round – Age 22 – Outfielder – Vermont)
1 HR / 24 BB / 31 K / .266 AVG / .338 OBP / .375 SLG / .713 OPS
#14
Alex Gonzalez
(11th Round – Age 18 – Shortstop)
UNSIGNED
#15
John Caputo
(12th Round – Age 18 – Third Baseman)
UNSIGNED
#16
(13th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
33 1/3 IP / 21 H / 9 ER / 9 BB / 40 K / 2.43 ERA / 0.90 WHIP
#17
(14th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+Burlington)
28 1/3 IP / 15 H / 4 ER / 11 BB / 36 K / 1.27 ERA / 0.92 WHIP
#18
(15th Round – Age 22 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
37 1/3 IP / 35 H / 15 ER / 8 BB / 41 K / 3.62 ERA / 1.15 WHIP
#19
(16th Round – Age 20 – Second Baseman – AZL A’s)
0 HR / 10 BB / 15 K / .381 AVG / .440 OBP / .495 SLG / .935 OPS
#20
Tyler Olson
(17th Round – Age 22 – Pitcher)
UNSIGNED
TOP HITTERS
Addison Russell (1st Round – Age 18 – Shortstop – AZL A’s+Vermont+Burlington)
7 HR / 23 BB / 48 K / .369 AVG / .432 OBP / .594 SLG / 1.027 OPS
B.J. Boyd (4th Round – Age 19 – Outfielder – AZL A’s)
1 HR / 23 BB / 36 K / .301 AVG / .401 OBP / .434 SLG / .835 OPS
Matt Olson (1st Round – Age 18 – First Baseman – AZL A’s+Vermont)
9 HR / 19 BB / 50 K / .282 AVG / .352 OBP / .521 SLG / .873 OPS
Max Muncy (5th Round – Age 22 – First Baseman – Burlington)
4 HR / 41 BB / 37 K / .275 AVG / .383 OBP / .432 SLG / .816 OPS
TOP PITCHERS
Dakota Bacus (9th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
30 IP / 12 H / 4 ER / 5 BB / 35 K / 1.20 ERA / 0.57 WHIP
Austin House (14th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+Burlington)
28 1/3 IP / 15 H / 4 ER / 11 BB / 36 K / 1.27 ERA / 0.92 WHIP
Kris Hall (8th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
29 1/3 IP / 18 H / 4 ER / 15 BB / 27 K / 1.23 ERA / 1.13 WHIP
Stuart Pudenz (13th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
33 1/3 IP / 21 H / 9 ER / 9 BB / 40 K / 2.43 ERA / 0.90 WHIP
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A’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report
Thanks to the loss of free agent outfielders Josh Willingham and David DeJesus, the A’s had a few more picks than usual in the upper ranks of this June’s amateur draft – 5 of the first 75 picks to be exact. And the team used a number of those picks to target high school players this year, something that’s been uncommon for the organization in the past.
Well, it’s now been about 8 weeks since most of those players began playing for either the A’s short-season rookie-ball Arizona League A’s or the Vermont Lake Monsters of the short-season Class-A NY-Penn League. One of the A’s draftees, 21-year-old first baseman Max Muncy out of Baylor, has actually started out playing for the A’s Class-A affiliate in the Midwest League, the Burlington Bees. And 4 of the A’s top 20 picks went unsigned – the most prominent being promising 3rd-round left-hander Kyle Twomey.
With most of the players who chose to sign having almost 2 months of play under their belts now, it seems like a good time to check in for a little progress report on the new kids down on the farm. And the good news is that most of them have been looking awfully good so far. #1 pick Addison Russell has been hitting for both average and power, #2 pick Daniel Robertson and #7 pick B.J. Boyd have both shown a knack for getting on base consistently and #3 pick Matt Olson has demonstrated the ability to hit for real power, while pitchers like Austin House and Dakota Bacus have shown the ability to strike out more than a batter per inning and keep runners off base.
You’ll find the A’s top 20 draft picks of 2012 along with their vital stats through August 15 listed below. All the teams they’ve played for so far this season are noted, with the team they’ve appeared in the most games for listed first and the team they’re currently with in bold. So without any further ado, we now present the A’s top 20 draft picks, the most promising seeds of our 2012 farm crop, in all their splendor…
#1
(1st Round – Age 18 – Shortstop – AZL A’s+Vermont)
7 HR / 18 BB / 33 K / .388 AVG / .456 OBP / .658 SLG / 1.114 OPS
#2
(1st Round – Age 18 – Third Baseman – AZL A’s+Vermont)
4 HR / 17 BB / 21 K / .292 AVG / .390 OBP / .525 SLG / .915 OPS
#3
(1st Round – Age 18 – First Baseman – AZL A’s)
6 HR / 13 BB / 39 K / .283 AVG / .344 OBP / .536 SLG / .880 OPS
#4
(2nd Round – Age 21 – Catcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
0 HR / 24 BB / 27 K / .311 AVG / .396 OBP / .401 SLG / .797 OPS
#5
(2nd Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont)
8 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 8 K / 2.25 ERA / 0.88 WHIP
#6
Kyle Twomey
(3rd Round – Age 18 – Pitcher)
UNSIGNED
#7
(4th Round – Age 19 – Outfielder – AZL A’s)
1 HR / 19 BB / 31 K / .298 AVG / .393 OBP / .430 SLG / .823 OPS
#8
(5th Round – Age 21 – First Baseman – Burlington)
4 HR / 23 BB / 25 K / .251 AVG / .344 OBP / .407 SLG / .751 OPS
#9
(6th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
23 2/3 IP / 16 H / 9 ER / 11 BB / 32 K / 3.42 ERA / 1.14 WHIP
#10
(7th Round – Age 19 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
16 IP / 14 H / 5 ER / 21 BB / 7 K / 2.81 ERA / 2.19 WHIP
#11
(8th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
27 IP / 15 H / 3 ER / 13 BB / 26 K / 1.00 ERA / 1.04 WHIP
#12
(9th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
23 2/3 IP / 12 H / 4 ER / 4 BB / 24 K / 1.52 ERA / 0.68 WHIP
#13
(10th Round – Age 21 – Outfielder – Vermont)
0 HR / 20 BB / 21 K / .243 AVG / .326 OBP / .320 SLG / .646 OPS
#14
Alex Gonzalez
(11th Round – Age 18 – Shortstop)
UNSIGNED
#15
John Caputo
(12th Round – Age 18 – Third Baseman)
UNSIGNED
#16
(13th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
22 2/3 IP / 15 H / 8 ER / 6 BB / 26 K / 3.18 ERA / 0.93 WHIP
#17
(14th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont)
22 2/3 IP / 12 H / 3 ER / 8 BB / 29 K / 1.19 ERA / 0.88 WHIP
#18
(15th Round – Age 22 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
31 1/3 IP / 30 H / 13 ER / 8 BB / 34 K / 3.73 ERA / 1.21 WHIP
#19
(16th Round – Age 20 – Second Baseman – AZL A’s)
0 HR / 7 BB / 6 K / .371 AVG / .443 OBP / .484 SLG / .927 OPS
#20
Tyler Olson
(17th Round – Age 22 – Pitcher)
UNSIGNED
TOP HITTERS
Addison Russell (1st Round – Age 18 – Shortstop – AZL A’s+Vermont)
7 HR / 18 BB / 33 K / .388 AVG / .456 OBP / .658 SLG / 1.114 OPS
Daniel Robertson (1st Round – Age 18 – Third Baseman – AZL A’s+Vermont)
4 HR / 17 BB / 21 K / .292 AVG / .390 OBP / .525 SLG / .915 OPS
Matt Olson (1st Round – Age 18 – First Baseman – AZL A’s)
6 HR / 13 BB / 39 K / .283 AVG / .344 OBP / .536 SLG / .880 OPS
B.J. Boyd (4th Round – Age 19 – Outfielder – AZL A’s)
1 HR / 19 BB / 31 K / .298 AVG / .393 OBP / .430 SLG / .823 OPS
TOP PITCHERS
Kris Hall (8th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont+AZL A’s)
27 IP / 15 H / 3 ER / 13 BB / 26 K / 1.00 ERA / 1.04 WHIP
Austin House (14th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont)
22 2/3 IP / 12 H / 3 ER / 8 BB / 29 K / 1.19 ERA / 0.88 WHIP
Dakota Bacus (9th Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – AZL A’s)
23 2/3 IP / 12 H / 4 ER / 4 BB / 24 K / 1.52 ERA / 0.68 WHIP
Nolan Sanburn (2nd Round – Age 21 – Pitcher – Vermont)
8 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 8 K / 2.25 ERA / 0.88 WHIP
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