Here's Baseball Prospectus' midseason Top 50 prospects. Franklin Barreto slots in at no. 35, with the same story as ever: He's gifted at putting bat on ball, but his approach isn't all the way there yet, and his future position (and defensive ability at that position) is unknown.

There's also an Honorable Mention list that you should check out, though it doesn't have any present A's on it. (It's the next 10 in no order.)

Check back on both of these articles after July 31 to see if the A's pick up any of these youngsters in return for Rich Hill, Josh Reddick, Jed Lowrie, Danny Valencia, or anyone else they might trade.

But not Sean Doolittle. I continue to refuse to admit the possibility.