Oakland A’s: 5 Under-the-Radar Prospects to Watch in 2012

Last year, a player that emerged from obscurity in the Oakland Athletics farm system was third base prospect Stephen Parker.  

In 2010 he hit .296, with 21 home runs and 98 RBI, yet coming into 2011 he was still largely overshadowed by fellow prospects Grant Green and Michael Choice.  Despite his breakout 2010 campaign, he solidified his position as the team's third baseman of the future with his consistent and solid play last season.

Parker, like Green and Choice, was drafted out of college.  That's usually been Billy Beane's draft philosophy, select players out of college who'll be more prepared for professional ball, and therefore advance throu...

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