The Oakland A’s will quickly name up shortstop Jacob Wilson, one in every of their high prospects, virtually precisely a 12 months after he was drafted, Martín Gallegos of MLB.com stories. 

In January of this 12 months, our personal R.J. Anderson ranked Wilson as the No. 3 prospect within the A’s system, two spots behind Mason Miller, who emerged as a dominating lockdown nearer this season. This is a part of Anderson’s write-up on Wilson: 

Wilson, the sixth decide final July, was the NCAA’s hardest hitter to strike out. He stored making contact at excessive charges as an expert, connecting on 88% of his swings in Excessive-A. There is not any doubting Wilson’s bat-to-ball abilities, or his glove work at shortstop. (His father Jack performed greater than a decade within the majors due to his personal leather-based.) The remainder of his recreation is extra of an open query. He would not hit the ball with any authority (partly due to an unsynced swing that has him load his fingers earlier than he begins to stride), and expertise evaluators have questioned if opposing pitchers will pummel him with strikes except and/or till he proves he can burn them. For an instance of how that talent set can go awry, check out Kevin Newman’s Baseball Reference web page.

Wilson, 22, has spent the 2024 season thus far primarily on the Double- and Triple-A ranges. plus a quick June stint in rookie ball as he received again up to the mark following an harm. Throughout these three ranges, he is batted .438/.475/.687 with seven dwelling runs and 25 doubles in 46 video games. That features a 1.083 OPS in 19 video games at Triple-A Las Vegas. All of that comes after a productive debut season in 2023. 

This season, the last-place A’s have struggled to get sufficient manufacturing from the shortstop place. The membership’s shortstops in 2024 have mixed for a slash line of .204/.289/.277, though latest common Max Schuemann has been an enchancment. The expectation is that Wilson will give them an improve at the same time as he adjusts to pitching on the highest degree of baseball.