The A’s minor league system finished the 2026 regular season with a few names standing well above the rest, and the list is heavy on familiar production from across the organization’s full-season affiliates.
At the top of the hitting board, Ali Camarillo and Devin Taylor were the big all-around standouts. Camarillo led the system with 159 hits while splitting time between Midland, Lansing and Stockton, and he also finished tied for the lead in batting average at .308.
Taylor matched that .308 mark and paired it with a system-best .411 on-base percentage, plus 267 total bases and a .904 OPS. Taylor also led in doubles with 53 and finished first in several other categories, including runs scored with 176 and RBI with 96.
Breyson Guedez also made his presence felt, finishing with 152 hits and ranking near the top in several categories. Brayan Buelvas was another impact bat, tying for the lead in doubles with 50, posting the best slugging percentage in the system at .509, and finishing second in OPS at .855. Joey Meneses turned in a strong batting average of .304, while Michael Stefanic’s .405 on-base percentage ranked second among hitters with at least 350 at-bats.
Speed was another area where the system produced clear leaders. Cameron Leary paced the affiliates with 48 stolen bases, followed by Leo De Vries with 34. Camarillo and Casey Yamauchi each swiped 29 bags.
There were also some eye-catching power numbers from around the farm. Cade Marlowe led the way in triples with 10, while Guedez had 7.
On the home run side, Devin Taylor, Brayan Buelvas and Ali Camarillo were among the leaders, with Taylor finishing with 40, Buelvas with 29 and Camarillo with 29. Bobby Blandford also reached 20 homers, as did Buelvas in his combined line.
On the pitching side, the workload leaders were spread across the system. Corey Avant topped the innings total with 141, followed by Jamie Arnold at 130 and Steven Echavarria at 125.
Nathan Dettmer logged 120.1 innings, and Ryan Magdic added 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched, the best mark among pitchers with at least 100 innings. Zane Taylor was right there at 1.30 WHIP and also posted a 3.50 ERA, matching Jamie Arnold for the best earned-run average among qualifiers.
Arnold’s 3.50 ERA came over his work with Midland and Las Vegas, while Dettmer finished at 4.25. Strikeout stuff was another bright spot: Avant led the system with 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings, Arnold followed at 9.9, and Echavarria posted 9.6.
The bullpen leaders were just as clear. Shohei Tomioka finished with 9 saves, while Michael Kelly, Blaze Pontes and Kade Brown each recorded 8.
Wins were spread around, too. Josiah Romeo led the way with 11, while Kade Morris, James Gonzalez and Jake Garland each finished with 9.
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