MLB.com has released its updated prospect lists to reflect the 2024 draft class and as you look at the A’s new “Top 30” some selections stand out for being higher or lower than you might expect.
Such is the nature of an inexact science like trying to assess talent across minor league baseball. I will leave deeper analysis to the inimitable Garrett Spain, but here is a “Blogfather Snapshot” of some of the rankings that stand out to me...
#5: Henry Bolte
As expected, the A’s top 4 got a big boost from the draft, with Jacob Wilson (#1) and Luis Morales (#3) joined by Nick Kurtz (#2) and Tommy White (#4).