MESA, Ariz. — Franklin Barreto’s locker inside the clubhouse at Hohokam Stadium sits right at the entrance. A hallway separates that locker from those that are filled by A’s stars like Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder.
It’s fitting for where Barreto currently stands at his career in relation to those three.
Just a couple of years ago Barreto was not only ascending through the minor leagues alongside those three, but he was also considered the best prospect of the bunch. Barreto was ranked the A’s top hitting prospect from 2016-17. Yet while Chapman, Olson and Pinder have established themselves as everyday big leaguers, Barreto is still waiting for his shot to join them in major league success.