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WEST SACRAMENTO -- As one power arm left the Athletics, another joined them for his Major League debut. With spots opening up on the Major League pitching staff in the aftermath of dealing flamethrowing closer Mason Miller and left-hander JP Sears to the Padres for a package headlined by teenage

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Athletics made a pair of moves at this year’s Trade Deadline, including one of the more high-profile transactions in a deal with the Padres that nabbed them four of San Diego’s Top 30 prospects, a package headlined by teen phenom Leo De Vries. While De Vries

The dust has barely settled following the frenzy of activity during the 2025 Trade Deadline after prospects had just barely gotten settled on new Top 30 lists. But you know us at MLB Pipeline ... we just love to rank things! A total of 97 prospects headed to new organizations,

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Even as they sat in last place in the American League West ahead of Thursday’s Trade Deadline, the Athletics did not fancy themselves as “sellers” in the traditional sense because of the core group of young talent in place that they believe will be ready to compete

The Trade Deadline is all about headline-grabbing deals involving bundles of talent, and more often than not, that means prospects are front and center. Even so, the swap the A's and Padres pulled off at the 2025 Deadline stood out for the type of prospect involved, specifically with the A's

The Minors jumped back into action with some impressive performances following a four-day break. A number of Top 100 prospects picked up right where they left off, with JJ Wetherholt, Charlie Condon and Lazaro Montes swinging the heavy lumber. On the pitching side, Jonah Tong, Gage Jump and Jackson Ferris

After making two selections on Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, starting with Florida State left-hander Jamie Arnold at No. 11 overall, the A's continued to replenish their organizational pitching depth on Day 2 Monday by selecting pitchers with 10 of their final 16 picks. “We always kind of

WEST SACRAMENTO – The Athletics entered the 2025 MLB Draft excited about what type of talent could potentially fall to them in the first round from a class that appeared to be less clear-cut at the top than years past, and they may have come away with a steal in

To get an idea of the importance of drafting well for a team like the Athletics, look no further than their series opener against the Giants on July 4. Every player in the A’s starting lineup that night, outside of catcher and designated hitter, was drafted by the club, an

The final week before Minor Leaguers join their Major League counterparts in an All-Star Break reset has already been full of excitement. Owen Caissie's multihomer binge continued while Emmanuel Rodriguez returned to Triple-A with thunder after missing more than a month of action. Not to be outdone were Mets prospects

It was a big night for some of the Minors' brightest stars, led by Owen Caissie's first two-homer game of 2025. Fellow Top 100 prospect Carson Williams got in on the long ball action, going deep for a third consecutive game while hurlers Gage Jump and Nolan McLean continued to

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TAMPA -- Colby Thomas was still in a bit of a daze on Sunday morning when he was awoken by a call from Triple-A Las Vegas manager Fran Riordan well before the team’s game scheduled for later that night.

DETROIT -- We’ll forgive you if you’re just now tuning into the Denzel Clarke show. After all, the A’s No. 5 prospect has only been in the big leagues since May 23. If you’ve missed the past month, then you’ve also missed more than a handful of whoa-did-he-really-just-do-that defensive plays

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Jack Perkins was a bit confused when he walked into Triple-A Las Vegas manager Fran Riordan’s office following Saturday night’s game at Sugar Land and saw Mark McGwire -- an occasional guest instructor for the club’s Minor League affiliates -- sitting in the room. A few moments

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, the current favorite to win American League Rookie of the Year, may soon be facing some stiff competition from teammate Nick Kurtz. Ranked by MLB Pipeline as the A’s No. 1 prospect and the No. 14 overall prospect, Kurtz continued the exact type

WEST SACRAMENTO – There’s a reason Nick Kurtz earned the nickname “Nicky Nukes” in college. Launching majestic home runs was a trademark of his standout amateur career at Wake Forest. Since reaching the big leagues in April, the Athletics have seen flashes of that power from Kurtz. Monday night, however,

KANSAS CITY -- The Athletics’ season has turned to developing for the future, and in the past week, the A’s have gotten everything they could have wanted from Jacob Lopez and Max Muncy. That was on full display Saturday in the Athletics’ 4-0 win against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium,

KANSAS CITY -- The Athletics announced Friday that right-handed starter Gunnar Hoglund will miss the rest of the 2025 season after undergoing successful right hip labral surgery. It’s an unfortunate turn for the Athletics’ No. 14 prospect, who made his MLB debut on May 2 after battling injuries and working

ANAHEIM -- As his catch for the ages from the previous night still had the baseball world buzzing, Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke couldn’t help but feel grateful for the person who made this all possible -- his mother, Donna Smellie-Clarke. For those unfamiliar, Smellie-Clarke is somewhat of an icon