Over at MLB.com on Friday, the MLB Pipeline prospect page released its list of Oakland A’s Top 30 prospects for 2017. Click through the see the whole list, which you can also compare to our own nearly completed Community Prospect List.
Here are a few interesting things I noticed on my first look through.
1. Matt Chapman’s defensive grades
You probably know about Chapman already. He’s got big power and an even bigger arm at third base, giving him the chance to contribute on both sides of the ball. Last year, four A’s prospects had one of their tools ranked as a 70-grade on the 20-to-80 scale, and one of them was Chapman’s throwing arm.