Can Grant Desme crack the As lineup out of Spring Training?
He’s currently leading the Arizona Fall League in home runs and looks like a dominant five-tool player. I know the jump from Class A ball to MLB is a big one, but he is 23 years old. — Matt A., Chico, Calif. Sorry to be a tease, but Desme will be the headliner on Wednesday when I bust out the weekly offseason feature on A’s prospects, so you’ll have to wait a couple of day to get an answer on this one. Thanks, by the way, for all of the suggestions for the name of the feature. There were a lot of great ideas, and some pretty bad ones, too. I’ll be contacting the winner of the contest later this week and give him or her a few options on the prize. In the meantime, check back here on oaklandathletics.com on Wednesday for director of player development Keith Lippmann’s thoughts on Desme and a handful of other farmhands. So Mychael, what do you do during the offseason? — Gary H., White Lake, Mich. Well, MLB.com’s team sites feature a fresh piece of original content — Inboxes, features,
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