Prospect watch: Nick Allen breaking out in High-A

May 24 2019 by Athletics Nation

 

The glove-first shortstop is now producing with his bat.

The High-A Stockton Ports entered 2019 with a stacked lineup, featuring six names from our Community Prospect List. Unfortunately their results haven’t yet matched that hype, as the team ranks second-to-last in the league in scoring, but one name in particular is rising above the rest — and not the one we might have expected. Nick Allen is arguably the best hitter on the Ports right now.

The A’s drafted Allen out of high...

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