On Tuesday the Oakland A’s called up RHP James Kaprielian. This past offseason he was ranked as Oakland’s 10th best prospect. He just turned 26 this past March which means there’s still a decent chance he can carve out a long career despite the fact that he had Tommy John Surgery and couple of setbacks that cost him two seasons of development. His journey didn’t begin with Oakland though. It started with the Yankees.
Drafted by the Yankees in the first round
Taken number 16 overall, Kaprielian was the Yankee’s highest draft pick in the first round since they took Carl Henry (SS) out of Putnam City High School in 2005.