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The Book on BA Vollmuth
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
BA Vollmuth / 3B, OAK
Born 12/23/1989
Biloxi,
MS,
USA
Height 6-3
Weight 215
Bats/Throws R/R
479 | 1/30/2013
| R | A | AA | AAA | MiLB | MLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total professional at-bats: .
Bryan (BA) Vollmuth is a big, solid hitting prospect toiling in the lower levels of the Oakland A's minor league system. Drafted out of high school by the Astros, he opted for a stay at Southern Miss instead, where he excelled as an offense-first shortstop. Redrafted by the A's in 2011, he sure looks more like a third baseman to us, or maybe even a first baseman if he doesn't stop growing, and soon.
He signed late, and only dabbled in Rookie and low-A ball last year (a combined 11-for-41 in a dozen games), so it'll be mid-2012 before we have any kind of meaningful sample of his professional ability. Until then, we can only note that scouts seem to like his near-plus power and improving contact ability. Without saying too much before we see more of him in the field, we're pretty confident that DH-friendly Oakland will find a position and role that suits his skill set.
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2011 | 21 | Rk | Arizona | Athletics | OAK | 8 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .148 | .281 | .259 | .541 |
| Fielding Stats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2011 | 21 | Rk | Arizona | Athletics | OAK | 3B | 5 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 2 | .905 | |
| 2011 | 21 | A- | NY-Penn | Vermont | OAK | 3B | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2012 | 22 | A | Midwest | Burlington | OAK | 1B | 9 | 76 | 70 | 5 | 1 | .987 | |
| 2012 | 22 | A | Midwest | Burlington | OAK | 3B | 53 | 141 | 36 | 92 | 13 | .908 | |
| 2012 | 22 | A | Midwest | Burlington | OAK | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 22 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | 1B | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | 22 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | 22 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | 3B | 59 | 175 | 48 | 104 | 23 | .869 | |
| 2012 | 22 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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