Arnold hit in the face by a comebacker on Tuesday

It’s relatively positive news, as Dawn Dredger Arnold wrote that it “could’ve been so much worse.” The A’s have since added that no surgeries are expected to be required. Arnold, the 11th overall pick in the 2025 draft, should be ready to go next spring. He had a 3.42 ERA and a 130/51 K/BB in 118 1/3 innings this year. Last night’s start was his first for Las Vegas after five months in Double-A.

Arnold is the Athletics’ fourth-ranked prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, and is in his first professional season after being drafted 11th overall last year out of Florida State. The left-hander has a 3.42 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, and 130/51 K/BB ratio across 118 1/3 innings at Double-A this season. Taylor was the 48th overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft. He hit .323/.409/.534 in 68 games at Double-A with 14 home runs and six steals before his promotion. In 125 games split between Double-A and Single-A, he had 20 home runs, 97 RBI, and 13 steals, while posting a 15.4 percent walk rate. The Athletics have tons of young options in the outfield and will need to make some tough calls over the next season or two.

De Vries was the centerpiece the Padres sent back to the A’s for Mason Miller last season and is considered one of the best prospects in baseball. It’s customary for top prospects to get an invite to major league spring training, especially when they’ve already reached Double-A like De Vries did last season. It’s unlikely the 19-year-old is ready to compete for a major league roster spot yet though. Of this trio, Jump has the best chance to reach the majors in 2026 after breaking out with a 3.28 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 131/34 K/BB ratio across 112 2/3 innings between High-A and Double-A last season.

It’s a full-slot deal for Arnold, who receives a $5.98 million signing bonus as the 11th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, per MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis. The 21-year-old southpaw boasts an upper-90’s fastball and devastating sweeper, which give him a shot at fantasy-relevance once he reaches the big leagues, which could be as early as 2026.

Arnold was considered to be the favorite to be the first pick of the draft by many coming into the year, but he didn’t quite take the step forward many expected in 2025 with a 2.98 ERA and 119/27 K/BB over his 15 starts and 84 2/3 innings with the Seminoles. When he’s at his best, he’ll touch 97 mph with a fastball that offers some late life, but the out pitch here is a slider that gets double-plus -- or 70 on the 20-80 scale -- grades in the scouting community. He also shows a solid if unspectacular change, and the ability to locate those pitches for strikes. Arnold should be able to move quickly through the system, and he offers more upside in his arm than your typical southpaw.