Apparently Austin Beck’s cross-country trip to work out for the A’s was time well spent for all involved.
Executive vice president Billy Beane, general manager David Forst and their staff looked on June 3 as Beck used his right-handed stroke to send drive after drive over the wall at the Coliseum during a private workout after a game against the Washington Nationals.
Not that the A’s needed all that much convincing, but the hitting display solidified the high school center fielder from North Carolina as the player they wanted when the No. 6 draft pick rolled around Monday.