The past two seasons have not been nice to Jonah Bride, who had nearly as many walks as he did hits in 2023. However, there are a lot of underlying numbers that point towards a breakout or, at the very least, a regression towards the mean. He’ll once again have a chance next year to prove he can and should be the Oakland Athletics’ super utility man of the future.
How Acquired?
Coming off a solid senior year at the University of South Carolina, in which he hit .301/.419/.415, the A’s drafted Bride all the way down in the 23rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft, aka the Kyler Murray year.