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The Oakland A’s made two picks in the 2020 Rule 5 draft, adding two new prospects to their depth chart. Each of them will have to remain in the majors all season in order to stay in the A’s organization, but both have clear paths to the bigs if they can make good on their potential.
In this post we’ll take a closer look at
Blaze Ka’ai Tom, an outfielder drafted away from the Cleveland Indians.
Before we get to his player profile, let’s clarify Tom’s name. His official full name includes all three parts as written above in bold, but he’s “happy to use either Blaze or Ka’ai (pronounced ‘Kai’) as his first name,” reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle. Both are excellent choices and you could make a compelling case for either, and only time will tell which one ultimately takes hold in the MLB zeitgeist.