Oakland A's

Draft History
2024
Zack Gelof - protection
3 - Nolan Schanuel
33 - Everson Pereira
53 - Matt Mervis
67 - Luis Medina
96 - Shintaro Fujinami
125 - Jordyn Adams

2023
Shea Langeliers - protection
5 - Spencer Torkelson
38 - Esteury Ruiz
63 - Diego Castillo
82 - Paul Blackburn
94 - Jeter Downs
108 - Eguy Rosario

2022
Luis Barrera - protection
22 - Kyle Isbel
96 - Kevin Smith
98 - Hoy Park
112 - Sergio Alcantara
142 - Skye Bolt

2021
no protection
23 - Pavin Smith
30 - Anderson Tejada
35 - Tyler Widener
97 - Ramon Urias
127 - Chasen Shreve
157 - Darren O'Day

2020
Sean Murphy - protection

3 - Cavan Biggio
6 - A.J. Puk
33 - Aristides Aquino
41 - Yusei Kukuchi
60 - Jon Duplantier
63 - Kevin Cron
81 - Kyle Farmer

2019
Ramon Laureano - protection
3 - Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
26 - Josh James
82 - Rosell Herrera

2018
Franklin Barreto - protection
5 - Ryan McMahon
35 - Boog Powell
65 - J.T. Riddle
125 - Tyler Danish
131 - Andrew Stevenson
135 - Jose Torres
143 - Tomas Nido

2017
Sean Manaea - protection
9 - Jharel Cotton
26 - Chad Pinder

2016
Mark Canha - protection
6 - Yasmany Tomas
71 - Oscar Hernandez
119 - Keyvius Sampson

2015
Billy Burns - protection
16 - Chase Anderson
18 - J.T. Realmuto
83 - Daniel Hudson

2014
Sonny Gray - protection
55 - Derek Dietrich
110 - Jake Diekman
140 - Kyuji Fujikawa

2013
Yoenis Cespedes - protection
44 - Carter Capps
104 - Travis Ishikawa
111 - Josh Roenicke
134 - Munenori Kawasaki

2012
Jemile Weeks - protection
8 - Alejandro De Aza
38 - Michael Taylor

2011
Chris Carter - protection
12 - Brennan Boesch
33 - Zach Braddock
63 - Angel Sanchez
123 - Landon Powell
142 - Ryota Igarashi

2010
Brett Anderson - protection
3 - Trevor Cahill
33 - Brett Carroll
63 - Bryan Augenstein
123 - Chris Pettit

132 - John Mayberry

2009
Carlos Gonzalez - protection
11 - Gio Gonzalez
24 - Chris Dickerson
62 - Greg Reynolds
83 - Phil Dumatrait
122 - Juan Castro

131 - Zach Jackson

2008
Kurt Suzuki - protection
6 - Daric Barton
32 - Lenny DiNardo

37 - Emilio Bonafacio
67 - Kei Igawa

88 - Donnie Murphy
98 - Jamie Burke
115 - Ruddy Lugo
120 - Masumi Kuwata

2007
Jason Windsor - protection
no draft picks

2006
Huston Street - protection
no draft picks

2005
Joe Blanton - protection
3 - Kaz Matsui
11 - Akinori Otsuka

51 - Chris Snyder
98 - Geronimo Gil
115 - Corey Hart
129 - Dennys Reyes
149 - Juan Brito

2004
Rich Harden - protection

15 - R.A. Dickey
22 - Bo Hart
48 - Ryan Freel
61 - Garrett Atkins
121 - So Taguch

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2003
Mark Ellis - protection
11 - Kazuhiru Ishii
91 - Keith Ginter
101 - Andy Fox
131 - Lance Carter

2002
Eric Hiljus - protection
5 - Tsuyoshi Shinjo

33 - Lance Davis
54 - Joe Beimel
60 - Chad Zerbe
112 - Alex Cintron

2001
104 - Eric Byrnes
120 - Tomas De la Rosa
133 - Kory DeHann
143 - Rich Loiselle
149 - Alex Hernandez

2025 Oakland A’s

2024: 41-121, Ouch! 5th in the AL West

Overview: The A’s have lost over 100 games the last 3 seasons. It’s hard to imagine they were in the playoffs in 2021. This past season was very painful to watch, but there is hope at the end of this long tunnel. Drafts and protections from the past two years (Spencer Torkelson, Shea Langeliers, Nolan Schanuel, and Zack Gelof) could help this team get through.

Starting Rotation: The Oakland rotation will be headlined by two very good lefty vets. Look for Yusei KiKuchi and Sean Manea to have bounce back seasons. The rest of the rotation is a mess, but they will eat innings and allow Oakland to get through the season. Chris Flexen should be able to take the ball each 5th day, but Kenta Maeda, Paul Blackburn, and Luis Medina (only starter under 30 yrs) will mix and match. Look for the A’s to possible draft a younger starting pitcher to add to the mix.

Bullpen: Oakland has the pen mostly covered. A.J. Puk can handle the closing duties for this club, and will hold his own. Ryan Thompson and Bryse Wilson can give the team lots of innings and should see lots of time out there. Kyle Muller, Rafael Montero and Jake Diekman help piece together this pen. Maybe they add another arm or two, but it should be their later picks.

Designated Hitter: The A’s have drafted two 1st basemen in the 1st round the last two seasons. Last I looked there is only one 1st base, so Spencer Torkelson will be the man moving to DH. Tork has come with a lot of hype, but hasn’t lived up to it yet. The A’s have been patient with him and should allow him a season or two to find things.

Outfield: Speaking of DH, the A’s have one playing leftfield for them. Jurickson Profar has finally bloomed into the hitter most expected and will be a main piece for this team. Unfortunately, he will also have to play most days in the outfield. He just can’t cover much ground. Centerfield is a mess. The Esteury Ruiz experiment was fun for a couple years, but he just doesn’t get on base enough to use that speed. Oakland will turn to a couple guys to man center for the time being. Garrett Hampson and Dominic Fletcher are nothing to write home about, but will at least cover the position for a year. New acquisition Bryan De La Cruz should slide in a play everyday in rightfield. Outfield could be a place to address in the draft.

Infield: The future is pretty bright on the infield in Oak Town. It might take a few years to mature into a nice major league type though. Nolan Schanuel is an on base machine at 22 yrs old. The power should come, but he is a legit 1st baseman. Zack Gelof is a nice power/speed combo at 2nd base. He probably won’t be very consistent this year, but seems to be the real deal. The other side of the infield will be manned by two journey men (Abraham Toro and Zach McKinstry), but they play is for youngster Brett Baty (3B) and Jacob Wilson (SS) to gradually take over.

Catcher: Going into spring training there is only one catcher on the roster. Shea Langelier is it and a very good it he is. Langeliers is a very durable catcher that plays good defense and has the power to bat towards the middle. He will need a back up but nothing serious as Shea likes to play every day.

Outlook: Things are looking up in Oakland. One can say that they can’t be any lower after last season. As long as this squad doesn’t make any knee jerk reaction trades they have really got some youth to build on. Look for them to add more young guys in the draft as they have the 19th pick plus two very good 2nd rounders. I could see them getting help in the rotation and outfield, especially centerfield. This season will be another year with no playoffs, but maybe not 100 losses. Oh and there last in Oakland.