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These 5 clubs have the best '25 int'l signing classes so far
We’re just a few weeks into the 2025 international signing period and there have already been lots of pens put to paper. Yes, a vast majority of these players are several years away from the big leagues if all goes according to plan, but it’s Step 1 on the journey
A's amped for Morii's undeniable two-way potential
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A's round out '25 international class with top emerging talent
The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, adding to their burgeoning farm system by agreeing to deals with shortstop Ayden Johnson (MLB.com’s No. 12 international prospect) and outfielder Darwing Ozuna (No. 16) to headline their international class. The club also landed two-way Japanese star Shotaro
18-year-old two-way Japanese slugger signs record-setting deal with A's
The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, inking 18-year-old two-way player Shotaro Morii to a $1,510,500 million deal, the largest bonus ever for a Japanese amateur outside of Nippon Professional Baseball, according to Yakyu Cosmopolitan. A left-handed hitter with 45 high school home runs to
Which A's will make an impact in 2025?
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How the Rule 5 Draft impacted 12 teams' Top 30 Prospects lists
MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline
Here's an early look at the top 2025 Rookie of the Year candidates
With Paul Skenes and Luis Gil taking home their leagues' respective 2024 Rookie of the Year Awards, it's time to turn our attention to 2025.
No. 7 prospect Thomas making an impact for Team USA
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After breakout '24 season, Hoglund rewarded by A's
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Here's the 2024 All-Arizona Fall League Team
Season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, with the Salt River Rafters beating the Surprise Saguaros, 3-2, in the Championship Game on Saturday. It was another fall full of top prospects and top performances. Below is the 2024 MLB Pipeline All-AFL Team. This is based
Best of both worlds: Kurtz shows off power, gives outfield a go in Fall League
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --Nick Kurtz's bat got him selected by the A’s fourth overall this year, and his bat has the first baseman ranked No. 45 overall by MLB Pipeline. Where will he land on the other side of the ball? Well, at the very least, he's broadened his horizons in
A's Clarke showing out on both sides of the ball in the Fall League
MESA, Ariz. -- The Denzel Clarke Arizona Fall League showcase continues. With three more hits for Mesa in the Solar Sox’s 7-3 loss to the Desert Dogs on Monday, the A’s No. 10 prospect ranks second on the circuit with a .506 on-base percentage -- and he added to his
These Fall League prospects are vying for 40-man spots
Call it a last-chance saloon in the middle of the desert. The Arizona Fall League provides more than just an opportunity to see some of the game’s top prospects in one spot. It’s also the final place certain Minor Leaguers can prove they are deserving of a 40-man roster spot
Kurtz, Lopez, Stephan earn AFL Week 4 honors
Week 4 in the Arizona Fall League was all about big flies and flirting with history. These players separated themselves during what was another excellent week of AFL action. Mesa first baseman Nick Kurtz (ATH No. 2/MLB No. 45) slugged his way to AFL Hitter of the Week honors and
Road to The Show™: A’s Morales
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at third-ranked A’s prospect Luis Morales. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. After an aggressive debut last year, Luis Morales moved
Arizona Fall League Week 4 top performers
Here are the top performers from the fourth week of AFL action:
Trekking parallel paths, Caglianone & Kurtz heating up in desert
PEORIA, Ariz. -- The similarities between Nick Kurtz and Jac Caglianone are almost too numerous to recount. Both are left-handed-hitting first basemen with a ton of power. Both played for a big-time Division I program: Kurtz at Wake Forest, Caglianone at Florida. Both made it to the 2023 College World
Kurtz ending long and eventful year on a high note in the desert
MESA, Ariz. – Nick Kurtz's first official home run of the 2024 season came on Feb. 17. More than eight months later, much has changed, but one thing has remained consistent: the 21-year-old can still hammer the baseball. Kurtz teed off on Arizona Fall League homer No. 1 on Wednesday
Assessing A's prospects two weeks into Arizona Fall League
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These 3 prospects could make big-league impact for A's in '25
Things are looking up for an A’s team that appears to have identified a core that could help them return to playoff contention in 2025. The A’s finished this season with a 69-93 record -- a 19-win improvement from 2023 -- on the strengths of breakout seasons by young players
Bolte among three of A's top 11 prospects headlining the team's Fall League contingent
Henry Bolte starred at Palo Alto High School, just across the bay from Oakland, before the team he grew up idolizing took him in the second round of the 2022 Draft. “It was kind of a surreal moment at the Draft," said the A's No. 5 prospect, who is currently