Draft Picks - A's Farm

A’s Load Up on More College Bats on Day #2 of Draft

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 15, 2024 On Sunday, the A’s selected first baseman Nick Kurtz, third baseman Tommy White and lefthanded pitcher Gage Jump with their first three picks in this year’s amateur draft. And on Monday, the A’s used five of their eight picks to…

A’s Make 1B Nick Kurtz Their Top Pick & Also Nab LSU’s Tommy White & Gage Jump on Day #1 of Draft

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 14, 2023 On Sunday, the A’s took first baseman Nick Kurtz out of Wake Forest University with their first pick in the 2024 amateur draft. After taking college shortstop Jacob Wilson with their top pick last year, the A’s made another college…

A’s Make SS Jacob Wilson Their Top Draft Pick, also Take Naylor & Lasko on Day 1

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 9, 2023 On Sunday, the A’s took shortstop Jacob Wilson out of Grand Canyon University with their first pick in the 2023 amateur draft. After taking college catcher Daniel Susac with their top pick last year, the A’s made a college…

Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s 2022 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 3, 2022 The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the…

Susac, Bolte & Elliott: Get to Know the A’s 2022 Top 3 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 17, 2022 1st Round Daniel Susac Catcher University of Arizona Age: 21 / Height: 6’4″ / Weight: 218 lbs. Bats: Both-Right / Throws: Right 2022 College: 273 AB/12 HR/23 BB/52 K/.366 AVG/.430 OBP/.582 SLG The A’s held the 19th overall pick…

Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s 2021 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 17, 2021 The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the assistant…

Getting to Know the A’s 2021 Top 10 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 12, 2021 With the tenth round of the amateur draft having concluded at the end of the draft’s second day on Monday, it’s time to take a look at the A’s top ten picks of the 2021 draft. The A’s had the…

A’s Make High School Shortstop Max Muncy Their Top Draft Pick

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 11, 2021 On Sunday, the A’s took Thousand Oaks High School shortstop Max Muncy with their first pick in the 2021 amateur draft. After taking catcher Tyler Soderstrom with their top pick last year, Oakland made a high school player its top…

Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s 2020 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 17, 2020 The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the assistant…

Scouts Weigh In On A’s 2020 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 15, 2020 Since last week’s amateur draft was limited to just five rounds this year – down dramatically from the usual 40 – we decided to do a deep dive on the five prospects drafted by the A’s this year. So, we…

Getting to Know the A’s 2020 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 11, 2020 With this year’s amateur draft limited to just five rounds, teams were able to complete their draft selections in just two days instead of three this year. And with the second day of the draft wrapping up on Thursday night,…

A’s Make Local High School Catcher Tyler Soderstrom Their Top Draft Pick

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 10, 2020 On Wednesday, the A’s took Turlock High School catcher Tyler Soderstrom with their first pick in 2020’s amateur draft. The team held the 26th pick in the first round and was somewhat surprised to find the local backstop still available…

A’s Farm Report: A’s Top Draft Picks Get Started at Vermont

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Vermont started play a couple of weeks ago, but many of this year’s top draft picks for the A’s, like Logan Davidson and Tyler Baum, just got into action for the Lake Monsters this past week. Some top picks from last year’s draft,…

Getting to Know the A’s 2019 Top 10 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the tenth round of the amateur draft having concluded at the end of the draft’s second day on Tuesday, it’s time to take a look at the A’s top ten picks of the 2019 draft. Unlike last year, when Oakland had the…

A’s Take Two College Players on Day One of Draft

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s stuck strictly with experienced college players for their first two picks on day one of this year’s amateur draft. The team made switch-hitting college shortstop Logan Davidson their top pick with the 29th overall selection on Monday. The 21-year-old Clemson junior…

A’s Farm Report: Top 2018 Draft Picks Progress Report

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With this year’s amateur draft just a week away, it’s a good time to take a look at how the A’s top picks from last year’s draft have been performing so far this season. You’ll find the A’s top 11 picks from the…

A’s Top Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor It’s been about a month and a half since this year’s amateur draft and just a little over a month since the first of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters or the rookie-ball Arizona…

A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2018

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the assistant director of scouting…

Getting to Know the A’s 2018 Top 11 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the tenth round of the amateur draft having concluded at the end of the draft’s second day on Tuesday, it’s time to take a look at the A’s top eleven picks of the 2018 draft. Oakland earned the ninth overall pick in…

A’s Take High-Risk/High-Reward Player as Top Pick on Day One of Draft

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After taking a high school player with their top pick last year, the A’s stuck strictly with college players for their first three picks on day one of this year’s amateur draft. But they did shake things up a bit by making a…