Good morning everyone! Hoping your day is starting perfectly on this beautiful Tuesday.
The farm system has seen a fair amount of shuffling in recent weeks. The July draft saw the club add a bevy of well-regarded young players that could be key fixtures for a future playoff-bound Athletics. The main prize was obviously the fourth overall pick in the draft with first baseman Nick Kurtz joining the organization. It didn’t take long for him to get going as he demolished Single-A pitching for the Ports for a solid seven games. The video game numbers he was posting gave the club no choice but to promote their prized first base prospect, even skipping High-A and sending him straight to Double-A.