NEW YORK -- When deciding who would round out their rotation as their fifth starter, the A’s opted for the high upside of Joe Boyle, even as his bouts with command persisted toward the end of Spring Training. Five starts into the season, Boyle has at times flashed the dazzling

CLEVELAND -- When Max Schuemann elevated a first-pitch cutter from Logan Allen in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-3 A’s loss to the Guardians at Progressive Field, his fan club consisting of about 15 friends and family members sitting just beyond the visiting dugout couldn’t bear to watch. The night

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It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the

OAKLAND -- Even though Joe Boyle worked five shutout innings in an A’s victory over the Tigers last week, manager Mark Kotsay tempered his praise for the scoreless performance. “He’s got to do a better job getting ahead of hitters,” Kotsay said of Boyle that day. “Getting into the strike

"Jacob Wilson, how do you do?!” That was the greeting from longtime Double-A Midland broadcaster Bob Hards to the A’s top prospect late Thursday night over the airwaves from Momentum Bank Ballpark. A fitting intro, given how Wilson had just introduced himself to the team in grand style.

ARLINGTON -- Two weeks must've felt like forever to A's infielder Darell Hernaiz as he awaited his first Major League hit. Often a late-game defensive substitution, the 22-year-old rookie had no hits in his first 10 MLB games dating back to Opening Day. Finally, in the seventh inning of the

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Triple-A Opening Day arrived across the country -- from Syracuse to Sacramento and many stops in between -- last Friday. Now the Double-A, High-A and Single-A levels will begin play. In other words, the season is in full swing. As is tradition around these parts, let’s get you ready for

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the A’s Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Jacob Wilson (MLB No. 64), SS -- Midland (Double-A) 2. Luis Morales, RHP -- Extended spring training 3. Denzel Clarke, OF -- Midland (Double-A) 4. Darell Hernaiz, SS -- Oakland

The A’s saw a bevy of their top prospects graduate to the Major League level last season, and several more could be joining them in 2024. Jacob Wilson headlines the promising wave of young talent, ranked as Oakland’s No. 1 prospect and the No. 64 prospect in baseball by MLB

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Twenty-four pitchers made at least one start for the A's in 2023, tying a dubious AL/NL record for the most starters used in one season. Needless to say, the club is planning on getting more stability out of its rotation in '24. Manager Mark Kotsay laid out

MESA, Ariz. -- Last year hardly could have gone worse for the Athletics. They suffered 112 losses, their most in 106 seasons and the second-most in franchise history. Their odds for the No. 1 pick in the 2023 Draft lottery were as good as any club's, but they dropped all

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This Friday, the A’s will host the Giants in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball’s future: the current

MESA, Ariz. -- Jacob Wilson carries the most buzz of any A’s Spring Breakout representative, and considering he ranks as the club’s No. 1 prospect and No. 68 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, that's understandable. But he’s not the only youngster on the squad who projects a bright future.

MESA, Ariz. -- Jacob Wilson has a lot to live up to as not only the sixth overall pick in last year’s MLB Draft but also the son of a former All-Star and 12-year big leaguer in Jack Wilson. So far, Wilson, ranked the A’s No. 1 prospect and the

LAS VEGAS -- Darell Hernaiz showed up to the A’s Spring Training complex a week before even pitchers and catchers reported and felt confident that the strides he made in the Minors throughout 2023 were sufficient to reach the next level. Then came a reality check. While making his way

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One downside to seeing multiple top A’s prospects graduate to the big leagues last season was its effect on the club’s farm system. The A’s graduated eight players (Tyler Soderstrom, Ken Waldichuk, Zack Gelof, Kyle Muller, Esteury Ruiz, Jordan Diaz, Freddy Tarnok and Lawrence Butler) who began 2023 among the

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Normally in Spring Training when players with secure roster spots, such as Zack Gelof, are substituted out of a game, they head back to the dugout or even pack up and go home to rest. On Sunday, though, the A’s second baseman had a special reason to

MESA, Ariz. -- Drawing the start for the A’s in the first game of Spring Training, Joe Boyle seemed to pick up where he left off from last season’s impressive three-game stretch with the A’s to begin his Major League career. Piggybacking Oakland’s Cactus League opener in tandem with right-hander

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