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The Oakland Telegraph
5 April 2026
The future's bright in Oakland
By Junior Players, prospects correspondent
Oakland's minor league manager Ron Washington-Deecy and sabermetrician Mike Rosoft-Excel were both awarded well-deserved pay rises after yesterday's announcement of BNN's Top 100 prospects. Despite winning the last three championships and picking last in the draft, the A's also managed to significantly strengthen their farm system. They posted no fewer than NINE players in the Top 100 list.
Lefty relief pitcher Jose Duran (#18), righty reliever Jose Martinez (#49) and catcher Junior Vincent (#94) all made their first appearance; it will also almost certainly be their last, since general manager Paulie Beane has them on the active roster to start the season. Starting pitchers Nathan Hamilton (#21) and Ramon Mendoza (#25) are pushing hard for roster spots this year, while Dylan Johnston (#63) briefly acted as backup catcher late last term during Jakson Reetz's postseason injury spell. Corner outfielders Robert Perry (#27) and William Morris (#44), plus young reliever drafted last year Gonzalo Avila (#52), complete the set.
A spokesman for BNN denied that the preponderance of Oakland prospects on the list was in any way connected to the ongoing relationship between Rosoft-Excel and the official who drafted BNN's list, Mya Crow-Softword.
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