In some cases, the “names to watch” are obvious — Lawrence Butler, Tyler Soderstrom, Luis Severino, and Jeffrey Springs highlight key pieces to any success the A’s might have in 2025. Max Muncy, Denzel Clarke and Nick Kurtz could get a call up sometime this season but if they do they won’t be sneaking up on anybody.
In other cases it’s clear that while talented and interesting, some names offer hope for contributions more down the road than now — eyes will be kept on Henry Bolte, Luis Morales, and Tommy White but with no expectation of seeing them in the big leagues this year.