It’s not easy making national prospect lists. It’s more of an art than a science, really. A healthy dose of subjectivity is unavoidable, and it’s impossible to please everyone. When it comes to the Oakland A’s farm this year, though, the results were particularly ... artistic. The key lists:
The good news is that seven different A’s prospects made at least one list, which is even more than last year (6). The names, and how many lists they made:
- A.J. Puk, LHP (all 6 lists)
- Franklin Barreto, IF (6)
- Jorge Mateo, SS (6)
- Dustin Fowler, OF (4)
- Jesus Luzardo, LHP (3)
- James Kaprielian, RHP (1)
- Sean Murphy, C (1)
There are some things everyone agreed on, like A.