OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s agreed to terms with their 1st round selection from the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, shortstop Logan Davidson from Clemson. The A’s have also agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Tyler Baum (2nd round, North Carolina) and left-handed pitcher Brady Basso (16th round, Oklahoma State).

Davidson, 21, hit .291 (69x237) with 55 runs, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 15 home runs, 55 RBI and a .574 slugging percentage in 61 games, all starts during his junior season with the Tigers. The switch-hitter entered the 2019 First-Year Player Draft as the No. 23 prospect by Baseball America. He was also listed as a preseason ACC Player of the Year by D1Baseball, and a preseason first-team All-ACC by Perfect Game. In three seasons with the Tigers, he hit .290 (211x728) with 171 runs, 45 doubles, 2 triples, 42 home runs and 142 RBI in 187 games. After his sophomore season, he was a third-team All-America selection by Baseball America, a second-team All-Atlantic Region by ABCA, a second-team All-ACC selection and was the Mitchell Award winner, given to the team’s most valuable player.

Baum, 21, went 7-3 with a 3.87 ERA in 93.0 innings pitched during his junior season with the Tar Heels, including 99 strikeouts, 25 walks, 94 hits, and six home runs allowed in 17 appearances, 16 of which were starts. The 6’3” starting pitcher entered the 2019 First-Year Player Draft as the No. 77 prospect by Baseball America. In three seasons with the Tar Heels, he went 18-4 with a 3.71 ERA in 221.0 innings pitched, including 220 strikeouts and a .240 opponents batting average in 51 appearances, 43 of which were starts. Ranked as the No. 91 overall prospect coming out of high school by Baseball America in 2016, Baum went undrafted coming out of West Orange High School. His father, Derek, played football at Cornell University, his mother was a two-sport athlete at Endicott College, and his sister, Torey, plays volleyball at Boston College. 

Basso, 21, was 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA (2 ER in 10.1 IP) with 15 strikeouts in 13 relief appearances for Oklahoma State this season. He played for the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League prior to his junior season, posting a 3.05 ERA (6 ER in 17.2 IP) with 13 strikeouts in nine games (two starts). Basso’s father, Mike, played nine minor league seasons in the Padres system and has served as a minor league manager and a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 34 of their 40 picks, including each the first 11 and 21 of the top 24.