With the arrival of Matt Chapman, perhaps the most heralded of the A’s many good prospects, the team’s Next Wave is under way.
“This is a group of guys we’ve kind of identified as a core group of guys we feel we can build around for the future,” manager Bob Melvin said. “And now is that time.”
Expect Franklin Barreto and Bruce Maxwell in the next month or so, and Matt Olson may come up for a longer look, too, with Renato Nunez possible in September.
General manager David Forst said there is no timetable for the other prospects to be promoted, but “You look on the field and it’s obvious what’s going on,” he said, noting that Jaycob Brugman and Daniel Gossett also made their debuts in the past week.