Here are the A's 2025 Top 30 prospects

The first two years of the MLB Draft Lottery did not exactly go as planned for the Athletics, who twice fell out of the top three picks despite being tied for the best odds to land the top overall selection, yet it is hard to not feel encouraged with how it ultimately played out.

Jacob Wilson, ranked the A¡¯s No. 1 prospect and No. 31 overall prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, was selected sixth overall in the 2023 MLB Draft and fast-tracked his way to the Majors last season. Nick Kurtz, whom the A¡¯s picked fourth overall in ¡®24, ranks right behind Wilson as their No. 2 prospect and the No. 38 overall prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline. After reaching Double-A in his first season of professional baseball and posting impressive numbers in the Arizona Fall League, the power-hitting first baseman appears on a similar trajectory taken by Wilson and is viewed as a candidate to reach the Majors as soon as 2025.

Wilson and Kurtz headline an A¡¯s system that has improved quite a bit, even after a year that saw graduations for players like All-Star closer Mason Miller, Joey Estes and Darell Hernaiz. Other current A¡¯s prospects such as Colby Thomas (No. 3), Mason Barnett (No. 4), Denzel Clarke (No. 6), Max Muncy (No. 7) and Jack Perkins (No. 10) are on the cusp of the Majors make an impact on the big league club in 2025.

Here¡¯s a look at the A¡¯s top prospects:
1. Jacob Wilson, SS (MLB No. 31)
2. Nick Kurtz, 1B (MLB No. 38)
3. Colby Thomas, OF
4. Mason Barnett, RHP
5. Luis Morales, RHP
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Biggest jump/fall

Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2024 preseason list to the 2025 preseason list:

Jump: Colby Thomas, OF (2024: 14 | 2025: 3)
Thomas, a third-round pick by the A¡¯s in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Mercer University, has quickly ascended through the system to the point where he is on the cusp of getting his first taste of big league action. He split his 2024 campaign between Double-A Midland and Triple-A Las Vegas, combining to hit .277 with a .906 OPS, 31 homers, 44 doubles, five triples, 25 stolen bases and 92 RBIs in 132 games. He also ranked among the Minor League leaders (min. 400 plate appearances) in slugging percentage (.563) and isolated power (.287).

Fall: Myles Naylor, SS (2024: 9 | 2025: 25)
Naylor, the younger brother of Major Leaguers Josh and Bo, spent the entire 2024 season at Stockton and hit just .192 with a .643 OPS, 11 homers, 17 doubles and 58 RBIs in 116 games. The A¡¯s believe he may have been too caught up in seeking outside advice when it came to hitting last year. He still drew a fair amount of walks, but the overall result was a tendency to sell out for power to the pull-side and continued swing-and-miss issues, especially with breaking balls. This offseason, they remained in close contact with Naylor to discuss a change in approach and believe the two sides are now on the same page in terms of who he needs to be as a hitter.

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Best tools

Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools ¨C 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.

Hit: 70 -- Jacob Wilson
Power: 65 -- Nick Kurtz
Run: 65 -- Henry Bolte
Arm: 60 -- Daniel Susac (Ryan Lasko, Shotaro Morii)
Defense: 60 -- Nick Kurtz (Ryan Lasko)
Fastball: 60 -- Luis Morales (Jack Perkins, Grant Holman)
Curveball: 55 -- Gage Jump (Brady Basso)
Slider: 55 -- Mason Barnett (Luis Morales, Jack Perkins, Steven Echavarria, J.T. Ginn, Gage Jump, Gunnar Hoglund, Kade Morris)
Changeup: 55 -- Mason Barnett (Will Johnston, Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang)
Control: 60 -- Gunnar Hoglund

How they were built
Draft: 20 | International: 6 | Trade: 4

Breakdown by ETA
2025: 13 | 2026: 7 | 2027: 6 | 2028: 3 | 2030: 1

Breakdown by position
C: 1 | 1B: 2 | | 3B: 1 | SS: 5 | OF: 7 | RHP: 10 | LHP: 3 | TWP: 1