Henry Bolte was originally signed by A¡¯s scout Troy Stewart¡graduated from Palo Alto (Calif.) High School¡was ranked as the No. 1 outfielder in the state of California by Perfect Game in 2022 and No. 7 in the country¡was committed to the University of Texas at Austin.
2024
Began the season at High-A Lansing and made his Double-A debut following a July 1 promotion to Midland¡hit a combined .267 with 15 home runs, 73 RBI, 46 stolen bases and an .833 OPS in 123 games in his third professional season...Had career highs in every category except walks...Tied for 10th in the minors in runs scored (92) but had the third most strikeouts (189)...Led the A¡¯s farm system in runs scored and stolen bases, tied for the lead in triples (8), ranked second in doubles (32), third in extra base hits (55), fourth in hits (125), tied for fourth in hit by pitches (14), fifth in RBI, sixth in slugging (.466), seventh in OPS and walks (61), tied for seventh in home runs, 10th in on-base percentage (.368) and tied for 10th in batting¡also had the most strikeouts¡averaged 2.88 plate appearances per strikeout... Was named to the Midwest League Postseason All-Star Team and was a Baseball America High Class A All-Star...His opponents batting average broke down to .274 (93-for-340) with 12 of his 15 home runs and an .872 OPS against right-handed pitchers compared to .250 (32-for-128) with a .729 OPS against left-handers...Had six home runs in 29 day games, nine in 94 at night...Was 6-for-15 (.400) with a triple, four walks and 17 RBI with the bases loaded...Had a .340 batting average and .973 OPS in the eighth inning or later...Was 34-for-63 (.540) with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 18 RBI when putting the first pitch in play...Started 66 games in right field, 39 in center field and four in left field¡committed seven errors in 109 games overall in the outfield for a .966 fielding percentage¡had four outfield assists¡also made 14 starts at designated hitter...Hit .281 as an outfielder and .164 as the designated hitter...Batted .295 in 55 starts hitting second in the order and .208 in 40 starts batting third¡started games at every spot except first, eighth and ninth...Was rated as the A¡¯s fifth best prospect by MLB.com.
