Down on the farm, MLBPipeline Top 100 prospects Franklin Barreto (No. 52 overall) -- the A's top-ranked prospect for the second straight year -- and Matt Chapman (No. 100) finished the season in Triple-A, with Chapman ranking third in the Minors with 36 home runs. Right-handers Daniel Gossett and Heath Fillmyer -- both 2014 draftees -- could soon be knocking on the door after they both made developmental strides while advancing to the upper Minors.
And while their system was already pitching-heavy, the A's added even more advanced arms in the June Draft, selecting college hurlers A.