The Oakland Athletics are in a unique spot with the fourth overall pick in this years draft.
The Oakland Athletics are in a unique spot with the fourth overall pick in the Draft this year. Depending on how the top three picks shake out, they may be able to land one of the top three prospects. The top three being: Travis Bazzana of Oregon State; Charlie Condon out of Georgia; and Jac Caglianone from Florida.
Caglianone profiles as more of an outfielder at the next level, more specifically in right field where his plus arm could be utilized best. He will probably ditch the mound at the next level and focus on harnessing his power and using his arm in the outfield. He has been rumored as the one out of the three top prospects who could slip out of the top three and fall to the A's.The A's lack a true ace in the system and at the MLB level. Luis Morales is the A's No.
The main reason goes back to never truly drafting just for need. The A's might not need Kurtz on paper, but there is no telling what the future of first base might look like for the big-league club. Kurtz can flat out hit, sporting a .306/.531/.763 slash line this past season at Wake Forest. Not to mention, he has a great glove at first base. If he is high on their draft board and they could sign him for under the slot value, Kurtz might be putting on an A's hat on Sunday.
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