The lone prospect remaining from the Oakland A's trade with the Toronto Blue Jays is beginning to break out in Oakland's farm system
The Oakland A's have traded a number of star players in recent seasons, and they're likely to trade a few more fan favorites in the coming months, too. The difference with the most recent round of deals and the previous churn cycles is that the returns the A's have received haven't panned out quite as well as expected.
That piece is 24-year-old right-hander Gunnar Hoglund. He was selected 19th overall in the 2021 Draft even though he'd just received Tommy John surgery. The A's acquired him as he was nearing a to return to the mound in March of 2022. He made his pro/season debut on July 23 and only ended up throwing eight innings that season.
Hoglund began this year back with Midland, and has already surpassed last season's innings total in early June, tossing 66 innings with a 3.41 ERA. Last night he went seven innings, gave up three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out nine. In his previous three starts he'd racked up a combined 14 1/3 scoreless innings.
From that point on, Hoglund was nails. He allowed a third inning single, a sixth inning walk, and a seventh inning double the rest of the way, striking out eight in the process.
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