WEST SACRAMENTO -- In January 2024, regrouping from another frustrating Draft lottery that saw the club fall outside of the top three picks despite being tied for best odds to land the top selection, the Athletics’ front office and scouting department gathered to kick off the amateur scouting season. Headed

WEST SACRAMENTO – The hyper-fast track that Nick Kurtz was placed on by the Athletics shortly after getting drafted last year and tearing through Minor League pitching has finally taken him to The Show. Only nine months after the A’s selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2024

The promotion of Minor League home run leader and 2024 No. 4 overall pick Nick Kurtz (ATH No. 1) is just one of several recent big league callups that has baseball buzzing, so that's where Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and host Jason Ratliff turn their attention on the latest Pipeline

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WEST SACRAMENTO -- For all the talk about the Athletics being settled at most positions by the time Spring Training rolled around -- a stark contrast from the previous few seasons -- there was still a bit of uncertainty when it came to the starting rotation.

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the A’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Jacob Wilson (MLB No. 30), SS -- Athletics (MLB)
2. Nick Kurtz (MLB No. 37), 1B -- Las Vegas (Triple-A)
3. Colby Thomas, OF -- Las Vegas (Triple-A)
4. Mason

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The fireworks soaring beyond the right-field wall over the view of the Tower Bridge and downtown Sacramento skyline were followed by a flashing light show as Jacob Wilson made his way around the bases and crossed home plate. The extravagant presentation marked the first home run hit

One night after former Athletics first-round pick Max Muncy clubbed his first big league home run, another top pick had a first of his own at Triple-A. Nick Kurtz, who just joined the organization last July as the fourth overall pick out of Wake Forest, clubbed his first Triple-A homer

SEATTLE -- Max Muncy brought maximum force for his first Major League hit. Playing in his second Major League game, Muncy – the Athletics’ No. 7 prospect – picked up his first big league hit and home run on one swing by belting a solo shot off reliever Tayler Saucedo

SEATTLE -- Max Muncy and Jacob Wilson will stand along the third-base line at T-Mobile Park during the national anthem on Thursday night, each soaking in their first Opening Day. They will also likely begin the season as double-play partners for the Athletics. For most baseball fans, this will be

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Athletics wrapped up Spring Training with Monday’s Cactus League finale against the White Sox at Camelback Ranch. They will now return to their new temporary home of West Sacramento for a couple of days to settle in before heading to Seattle for Opening Day against the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For A’s No. 25 prospect Myles Naylor, the past week of Spring Training has doubled as a family reunion of sorts.

MESA, Ariz. -- The Athletics spent more money this offseason than they have in years. They paid the largest guaranteed contract ($67 million) in franchise history to Luis Severino, gave $125.5 million in extensions to Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker and assumed $21.75 million in obligations to Jeffrey Springs after

MESA, Ariz. -- Between Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers – a foursome that combined for 110 home runs in 2024 — the Athletics are projected to have one of the more potent offenses in baseball this season. Could it be time to start mentioning Jacob Wilson

PEORIA, Ariz. -- There’s a reason Tommy White earned the nickname “Tommy Tanks” in college, and in his first Spring Breakout, he showed why.

MESA, Ariz. -- Some prospects shy away from comparing themselves to the game’s current stars. Not Shotaro Morii. If you ask him, he will tell you exactly who he wants to be.

After last year’s game was canceled due to heavy rainfall, the A’s are finally set to participate in their first Spring Breakout, a series of exhibition games featuring the top prospects in each Major League club’s farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game, which will feature the A’s

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ Athletics Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MESA, Ariz. -- Denzel Clarke credits his cousins Josh and Bo Naylor for introducing him to baseball. Growing up in Canada, the three often

LAS VEGAS -- When Nick Kurtz eventually makes his highly anticipated Major League debut with the Athletics, his road to The Show likely will have included a stop with the Las Vegas Aviators, the club’s Triple-A affiliate. Before officially playing a game for the Aviators, Kurtz -- rated the A’s

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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

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MESA, Ariz. -- Nick Kurtz is not a big leaguer yet, but he has already experienced his first “Welcome to the Show” moment this