A’s Select 10 Players to Complete 2024 First-Year Player Draft
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s selected 10 players on day three of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, the club announced today. The selections are right-handed pitcher Kyle Robinson (11th round, Texas Tech), shortstop Ali Camarillo (12th round, Texas A&M), left-handed pitcher Riley Huge (13th round, Winthrop), left-handed pitcher Ryan Magdic (14th round, Missouri), right-handed pitcher Blake Hammond (15th round, Santa Clara), right-handed pitcher Connor Spencer (16th round, Mississippi), right-handed pitcher Aidan Layton (17th round, Seton Hill), left-handed pitcher Tucker Novotny (18th round, Minnesota), shortstop Gunner Gouldsmith (19th round, Sacramento State), and left-handed pitcher Dylan Volantis (20th round, Westlake High School)
Robinson, 20, struck out 79 batters in 76.0 innings pitched this season with a 5.09 ERA in 15 outings, all starts. He began his collegiate career in the bullpen before transitioning to starting in 2022. In his collegiate career, he is 6-8 with a 5.14 ERA, 133 strikeouts, and 62 walks in 133.0 innings of work.
Camarillo, 21, hit .288 with a .816 OPS, 59 strikeouts, and 34 walks in 68 games including seven home runs and nine stolen bases. In his collegiate career, he hit .312 with a .856 OPS, 15 home runs, 98 strikeouts, and 54 walks in 145 games played spanning three seasons.
Huge, 22, recorded 111 strikeouts and walked 29 batters in just 66.2 innings of work this season, recording a 5.27 ERA in 13 games pitched, all starts. For his collegiate career, he is 6-8 with a 5.72 ERA, 149 strikeouts, and 50 walks in 100.2 innings of work.
Magdic, 24, began his career as a first baseman before transitioning to the mound this season with Missouri. As a pitcher, he finished with 37 strikeouts and 11 walks in 35.0 innings pitched with a 4.63 ERA in 14 outings, four of which were starts.
Hammond, 21, went 3-4 with a 3.76 ERA, 83 strikeouts, and 28 walks in 69.1 innings pitched this season spanning 16 appearances, five of which were starts. For his collegiate career, he is 9-7 with a 4.45 ERA, 180 strikeouts, and 73 walks in 149.2 innings pitched across 56 appearances, including eight starts.
Spencer, 23, transferred to Ole Miss from Southeastern Louisiana and finished the year with 28 strikeouts and just 10 walks and a 6.16 ERA in 19.0 innings pitched across 18 outings, all out of the bullpen.
Layton, 22, went 7-2 with a 3.15 ERA, 90 strikeouts, and just 20 walks in 88.2 innings pitched across 15 starts this season. For his collegiate career, he is 17-6 with a 4.17 ERA, 221 strikeouts, 61 walks, and just nine home runs allowed in 218.0 innings pitched across 51 appearances, 37 of which were starts.
Novotny, 21, recorded 62 strikeouts and 26 walks in 52.0 innings pitched this season with a 8.13 ERA in 15 appearances, 14 of which were starts. For his collegiate career, he is 7-11 with a 5.56 ERA, 156 strikeouts, 71 walks, and 18 home runs allowed in 35 outings, including 29 starts.
Gouldsmith, 22, hit .318 with a .813 OPS in 57 games this season, including 27 walks and just 31 strikeouts. The Washington State transfer finishes his collegiate career hitting .311 with a .780 OPS, seven home runs, 75 strikeouts, and 60 walks in 152 games played.
Volantis, 18, is committed to USC and threw a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts to clinch his school’s first Maramonte League Championship since 2011. He was MLB.com’s 148th-ranked draft prospect.
The A’s selected a total of 21 players in the draft, including 18 college players and three high schoolers. The breakdown features 11 pitchers, two outfielders, six infielders, and two catchers.