The Oakland A’s have three Top 100 national prospects in their system, and they called up one of them this week in pitcher A.J. Puk. The flamethrowing lefty made his highly anticipated MLB debut on Wednesday, so let’s take a closer look.
When Puk was promoted, manager Bob Melvin said that he would use the youngster in a big spot right away if necessary, and that’s what ended up happening on Wednesday. Oakland was hosting the Yankees, who have the league’s most prolific offense, and they found themselves with a tight two-run lead entering the 8th inning.