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June 30, 2016
A’s sign 1st rounder A.J. Puk
The Oakland Athletics sign their highest draft pick since drafting Mark Mulder second in 1998.
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June 17, 2016
MLB Draft 2016: A’s sign overslot deals with 2 high schoolers
The Athletics have signed fourth-rounder Skylar Szynski and 16th-rounder Anthony Churlin, but they’re well short of incurring any major penalties in next year’s draft.
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June 13, 2016
Talking with A’s 2nd Draft Pick Daulton Jefferies
The A’s didn’t have to look far to find their second pick in this year’s amateur draft. With the 37th overall selection, the team took Daulton Jefferies, a 20-year-old right-hander who’s spent the past three years pitching right in their own backyard at UC Berkeley for the California Golden Bears.
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June 11, 2016
MLB Draft: More pitching for the A's in Rounds 3-10
The A's made eight more picks on Day 2 of the draft, and five of them were pitchers.
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June 10, 2016
MLB Draft Open Thread, Day 2: A's pick in Rounds 3-10
After taking three college pitchers on Day 1, the A's will make eight more picks on Friday.
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June 9, 2016
A's take college pitchers with their top three picks
With their three top-50 picks, the A's selected LHP A.J. Puk out of Florida (No. 6), RHP Daulton Jefferies out of Cal (No. 37), and RHP Logan Shore out of Florida (No. 47).
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June 9, 2016
A's select Logan Shore with No. 47 overall pick
The A's took college pitchers with each of their first three picks.
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June 9, 2016
A's select Daulton Jefferies with No. 37 overall pick
The A's grabbed a local guy from Cal with their second pick in the draft.
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June 9, 2016
MLB Draft 2016 Open Thread: A's pick Nos. 6, 37, 47
When your team is nine games under .500, draft day is like a holiday.
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June 9, 2016
A's recent draft history at the top of the 1st round
The A's don't pick in the top 10 of the MLB Draft very often, since they're usually a good team.
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June 9, 2016
How to watch the 2016 MLB Draft: Times, TV, online
Follow along as the A's pick No. 6, No. 37, and No. 47 on Thursday.
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June 8, 2016
A's organizational depth chart entering the draft
A complete depth chart including every name you need to know, from Sonny Gray down to Single-A.
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June 6, 2016
2016 Draft: A's Potential 1st-Round Pick Preview
The A's pick No. 6 in the MLB Draft on Thursday, their highest pick since 1998. Which amateur prospects might be on their radar?
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June 5, 2016
2015 draft review: Martin, Chalmers, maximize bonus pool
It's too early to judge this draft class, but the A's appear to have made the most of the picks they had to work with.
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June 5, 2016
The 2016 Budget and Funding the Draft
High draft picks mean the opportunity to spend more money on the draft. Do the A's have that cash to spare?
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June 2, 2016
2014 draft review: Matt Chapman gamble is working out
The A's picked a player no one thought would go in the first round, but so far their bold choice is looking smart.
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May 31, 2016
2013 draft review: Pinder's class poised to break out
MLB's 2013 draft class is only just beginning to reach the bigs, and several A's picks are on the cusp of doing so.
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May 28, 2016
2012 draft review: Matt Olson is the X-Factor
Getting Addison Russell ensured this was a good draft, but if fellow first-rounder Olson pans out then this class will reach another level.
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May 27, 2016
2011 Draft review: Sonny saves an empty class
Only two players from the A's 2011 draft class have reached MLB, but partly because there just wasn't much talent available at all.