Posted by Jason Wojciechowski on July 29, 2018 at 10:13 AM
Luzardo is the only A's player on the midseason top 50. The other possibilities would have been A.J. Puk, who is out with injury and therefore unranked, Franklin Barreto, who graduated, Jorge Mateo, who ranked 79th on the preseason list and hasn't exactly lit Triple-A on fire, and Dustin Fowler, who graduated.
Meanwhile, MLB.com has reranked every team's top 30; the A's list is here. Luzardo moves to the top spot, bumping Puk down one, while Sean Murphy jumps from no. 8 to no. 3 and first-round pick Kyler Murray debuts at no. 4. Other changes of note:
- Second-round pick Jameson Hannah, a college outfielder, slots in at no. 8
- Jeremy Eierman, a college infielder picked between the second and third rounds with a competitive-balance selection, comes in at no. 11
- Richie Martin rises from no. 21 to no. 12 by flashing some bat at Double-A
- Grant Holmes falls from no. 10 to no. 16 by getting hurt
- Eli White rises to no. 19 after not being in the top 30 preseason by slashing .321/.412/.483 at Double-A. That's a perfectly nice line for a future backup infielder even if you take 50 points of batting-average air out of it
- Hogan Harris, a college pitcher drafted in this year's third round, debuts at no. 25