Austin Beck

The Oakland Athletics' playoff chances have been gone for quite some time now. At 64-81, they sit in the basement of the American League West. However, their newly upgraded top 10 prospect list is loaded with talent and has the future looking bright for the A's. With most Minor League seasons in the books, here's how the A's top 10 prospects did in 2017. 10. James Kaprielian, RHPAge: 23 Draft: 2015, Round 1(16) - NYY Acquired by trade in 20172017 stats: Has not played. The A's acquired Kaprielian at the…

Last week in Dynasty Dugout, we looked at some undervalued prospects. Since then, Derek Fisher got the call to the majors, and A.J. Puk advanced up to Double-A. With the MLB amateur draft concluding last week, we now switch our focus to the recent draftees that every dynasty league owner will soon be clamoring for.Out of all the professional drafts, the MLB draft is by far the hardest one to predict the future success of the players drafted. There have been plenty of No. 1 picks, like 2013 top pick Mark Appel, that have…