OAKLAND, Calif. – ­­­­The Oakland A’s signed two non-drafted free agents: right-handed pitcher Grant Judkins from the University of Iowa and outfielder Jake Suddleson from Harvard, the club announced today. Oakland has now signed six non-drafted free agents in addition to all five of its selections from the draft. 

Judkins went 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA, 24 strikeouts and five walks in 21.0 innings over four starts with Iowa. He logged an 8-7 record and a 2.90 ERA in 111 games, including 25 starts, during four seasons with the Hawkeyes. The 22-year-old right-hander was a three-time Academic All-Big 10 selection.

Suddleson hit .389 in five games in the shortened 2020 season after earning Ivy League Player of the Year honors in 2019. He hit .372 with 11 home runs and a school-record 53 RBI in 43 games as a junior and finished his four-year collegiate career with a .309 average, 20 home runs, 90 RBI, a .538 slugging percentage and .917 OPS in 112 games.

A’s 2020 Draft Picks

Rd      Name                               Pos        Year      School                                  Hometown                   B/T          Ht.       Wt.

1         Tyler Soderstrom         C            HS          Turlock HS                          Turlock, CA                   L/R           6-2       200

2         Jeff Criswell                  RHP       Jr.           Michigan                            Portage, MI                  R/R          6-4       225

3         Michael Guldberg       OF          Jr.           Georgia Tech                     Marietta, GA                R/R          6-0       171

4         Dane Acker                    RHP       Jr.           Oklahoma                           Brenham, TX               R/R          6-2       189

5         Stevie Emanuels          RHP       Jr.           Washington                       Bellevue, WA               R/R          6-5       210

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A’s Signings of Non-Drafted Free Agents

**           Name                              Pos        Year      School                                  Hometown                   B/T          Ht.       Wt.**

           Garrett Acton                  RHP       Sr.          Illinois                                   Lemont, IL                     L/R           6-2       215

           Grant Judkins                  RHP       Sr.          Iowa                                      Pella, IA                          L/R           6-3       220

           D.J. Lee                           OF          Sr.          University of Richmond    Frankfort, IL                  L/R           6-2       185

           William Simoneit           C            Grad.     Wake Forest                        Glen Ellyn, IL                 R/R          6-4       230

           Jake Suddleson               OF          Sr.          Harvard                                Pacific Palisades, CA   R/R          6-3       205

           Cooper Uhl                       C            Sr.          Loyola Marymount            Mission Viejo, CA        R/R          5-10     185