With the 2018 Arizona Fall League wrapping up last week, we're taking a look back at how prospects performed in the desert.
Starting off with our top-ranked prospect before the AFL season, here's how seven A's prospects fared.
Eli White, UTL
White lived up to the hype as the A's top prospect in the AFL. While he can do it all defensively -- he played four positions last season -- he did it all at the plate for the Mesa Solar Sox.
In 15 games, White slashed .344/.406/.459 with one home run, one triple and two doubles. He also stole three bases. White's versatility at the plate and on the field make him an intriguing prospect to keep tabs on next year.
Skye Bolt, OF
Bolt presents the best case scenario of a MVP name a power-speed combination on the field.
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Selected by the A's in the fourth round of the 2015 MLB Draft, Bolt slashed .247/.353/.493 with two home runs, four triples, and four doubles. He finished third in the AFL with 10 extra-base hits and eighth in steals with seven.
Bolt was added to the A's 40-man roster on Tuesday.
Luis Barrera, OF
Barrera represented the A's in the Fall Stars Game and had a solid overall showing in the AFL. The 22-year-old slashed .263/.328/.368 with one home run, six stolen bases and 12 RBI.
#Athletics prospect Luis Barrera with an exit velocity of 101.4 mph on this RBI single. Barrera and Mesa are up 4-0 on Salt River in the @MLBazFallLeague Military Appreciation Game. Watch live: https://t.co/i9OkHFDfeG pic.twitter.com/gRkJHjCVEw— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 11, 2018
He too was added to the A's 40-man roster on Tuesday.
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Angel Duno, RHP
The A's hitting prospects were seen as much better than their pitching going into the AFL and that proved to be true. Duno was our top-ranked A's arm for the fall, but he went 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA for Mesa.
For Duno, the good news is most of the damage came in one ugly appearance. The 24-year-old allowed four of his six earned runs in his debut, which only lasted 2/3 of an inning.
Calvin Coker, RHP
The A's 15th-round pick from last June allowed seven runs in the AFL ... but none were earned. His last outing saw five runs score and none touched his ERA.
Overall, Coker struck out 11 batters in 11 innings, but he did walk five batters as well.
Sam Sheehan, RHP
Sheehan seemed like someone who could rise up the ranks with a big showing for the Solar Sox. But that didn't happen.
The 2016 draftee went 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA. He walked a whopping 14 batters to 12 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched.
Jake Bray, RHP
Bray pitched better than his pre-AFL ranking. He went 0-1 with a 3.09 ERA while striking out 10 batters to four walks in 11.2 innings pitched.
