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Oakland A's 2017 Community Prospect List #17: Dakota Chalmers has high ceiling but long road

The Top 10 of our Community Prospect List features an abundance of players who are already at Triple-A or have even debuted in MLB. The Next 10, however, so far features mostly lower-level, higher-ceiling players whose stock is based mostly on tools and projection rather than track record — like 20-year-old pitcher Dakota Chalmers. Here’s the current list, including their winning margins (the difference between their % of the vote, and the % of the runner-up):

  1. Franklin Barreto, SS (+67%)
  2. Matt Chapman, 3B (+26%)
  3. A.J. Puk, LHP (+38%)
  4. Jharel Cotton, RHP (+60%)
  5. Frankie Montas, RHP (+12%)
  6. Grant Holmes, RHP (+27%)
  7. Matt Olson, 1B/OF (+10%)
  8. Bruce Maxwell, C (+9%)
  9. Daniel Gossett, RHP (+53%)
  10. Max Schrock, 2B (+9%)
  11. Richie Martin, SS (+34%)
  12. Daulton Jefferies, RHP (+4%)
  13. Renato Nunez, 3B/LF (+14%)
  14. Norge Ruiz, RHP (+16%)
  15. Lazaro Armenteros, OF (+5%)
  16. Dakota Chalmers, RHP (+6%)

Chalmers was drafted out of high school in 2015, so his pro career is still in its infancy.