We take a closer look at the prospects the A’s added in Monday’s blockbuster trade.
Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Yankees’ farm system, Waldichuk was one of three pitching prospects Oakland added in a deal that also brought Sears, right-hander Luis Medina and infielder Cooper Bowman to an A’s farm system that has been replenished in a significant way over the last six months.
Together, the lefties could find themselves in the middle of a 2023 A’s rotation that may still be waiting on reinforcements from trades executives Billy Beane and David Forst made during spring training.
As for Bowman, he’s the least exciting prospect the A’s acquired in the deal with New York in part because he has hit just .217 with a .698 OPS at High-A this season. The Louisville product has stolen 35 bases this season, but has also struck out in nearly one-third of his at-bats this year. In the Montas deal, the A’s were unable to pry either of the Yankees’ top shortstop prospects, Anthony Volpe or Oswald Peraza, who would have instantly become the best position players in Oakland’s farm system. That might not be a major issue if 2021 first-round draft choice Max Muncy develops into a star, but Muncy has struggled at the plate in each of his first two minor league seasons.
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