Elephant Rumblings

Spring Training is right around the corner, and the youthful A’s will have a lot of young talent on display in this year’s exhibition games. Jacob Wilson, the team’s No. 1 overall prospect, seems likely to start at shortstop on Opening Day, but the remaining Top Ten have all yet to make their MLB debuts, and many will hope to force their way to the big leagues this year or next.
Kurtz a top three 1B prospect.
Have a terrific week, AN.
Nick Kurtz is the biggest name—and player—on the list of this year’s non-roster invitees. Kurtz was the A’s top pick in the 2024 draft; he’s currently expected to make his Major League debut next year according to MLB Pipeline, but many fans will get their first look at the 21-year-old this spring before the slugger begins his 2025 season at Double-A Midland.
If you think the labor economy at large suffers from income inequality..baseball is about as exaggerated a microcosm of the phenomenon as there is.
Jason Burke at SI.com has an extensive rundown on all of the Athletics non-roster invitees, including a number of other top prospects such as Mason Barnett, Colby Thomas, Daniel Susac, Max Muncy, and Henry Bolte.

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Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!

Meanwhile, A’s fans are abuzz about the team’s latest free agent signing of reliever José Leclerc. The AN community at large seems to be in agreement with LeAnalysis From Blogfatheur (that roughly translates to “The Blogfather’s Analysis,” for those of you who did not take Frenglish in junior high school) that the 31-year-old righty was a good get for the A’s and well suited as a setup man for closer Mason Miller. D’accord! Je pense que c’est bon!