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A’s Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Max Muncy

By Steve Adams | July 19, 2021 at 12:01pm CDT

The Athletics have agreed to terms with first-round pick Max Muncy, reports Carlos Collazo of Baseball America (via Twitter). Muncy, the No. 25 overall pick, will receive a $2.85MM bonus that sits a bit north of his $2,740,300 slot value.

Not to be confused with the Dodgers slugger (and 2012 A’s draftee) of the same name, Muncy is a high school shortstop out of Thousand Oaks High School in California. A late riser up draft boards, Muncy landed 26th on the pre-draft rankings of ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and was generally ranked in the 35 to 50 range on prospect rankings at Baseball America, MLB.com, FanGraphs and The Athletic. He’d committed to Arkansas but will now forgo his college career to ink an above-slot deal with the A’s.

Muncy, 18, draws praise for his plus power, a strong throwing arm, above-average speed and the athleticism to play multiple other positions if outgrows shortstop. Like most high school draftees, there’s a good bit of projection (and risk) baked into the Muncy selection, but he’ll add a high-ceiling, potential middle infielder to the A’s system. He headlines a position-player heavy crop of Oakland draftees in 2021, as the A’s only took a pair of pitchers in their first 10 selections this year before focusing on arms in the back half of their draft class.

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  1. oaklandandpittsburgh

    10 months ago

    Cant wait to see us DFA him when he is up in the majors just for the dodgers to pick him up and go on to mash HRs everywhere.

    Reply
    • DrDan75

      10 months ago

      Bang bang Maxwell’s silver slugger…

      Sorry, couldn’t resist.

      Reply
    • baseballconnoisseur21

      10 months ago

      Hey hopefully you just jinxed that outcome.

      Reply
  2. kidcrumpet3

    10 months ago

    Watch him go to the Dodgers

    Reply
  3. Lloyd Emerson

    10 months ago

    This new Max Muncy guy really needs to go by Maxwell or Maximilian or Maxell or Memorex or give himself a middle initial or something, soooo confusing…

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      10 months ago

      enable…MAXIMUM MUNCY!

      Reply
      • baseballconnoisseur21

        10 months ago

        DarkSide wins with Maximum Muncy lol

        Reply
    • Raps902420

      10 months ago

      Call him medium muncy…

      Reply
    • giantsphan12

      10 months ago

      @Lloyd, perhaps
      “XL290”Muncy??? You made me laugh….thank you!

      Reply
    • whormongr

      10 months ago

      does he have a middle name? he can pull a Michael B Jordan and be like Max J Muncy or something

      Reply
  4. I Beg To Differ

    10 months ago

    If at first you don’t succeed, try drafting the same name again until you do.

    Reply
  5. syndergaardshair

    10 months ago

    It’s pretty wild how both max muncys have the same birthday too

    Reply
    • Hosmer for HOF

      10 months ago

      They’re from the same hometown as well don’t look any further into it it gets weirdly similar lol.

      The day the As drafted the younger, the older hit a walkoff like 15 minutes later.

      Reply
      • JohnJasoJingleHeimerSchmidt

        10 months ago

        Max Muncy, the Dodger, grew up in Keller, Texas.
        Max Muncy, the Athletic, grew up in Camarillo, California.

        Am I missing something? But those aren’t the same town at all.

        Reply
        • frankiegxiii

          10 months ago

          Did he really grow up in Camarillo? I thought he was from T.O.

        • joeyrocafella

          10 months ago

          It’s sarcastic lol

      • FletcherFan69

        10 months ago

        Big Max is from Texas and the other’s from California. IDK how you came to the same hometown conclusion

        Reply
        • joeyrocafella

          10 months ago

          Lol it’s a joke. He was being sarcastic

  6. DarkSide830

    10 months ago

    run it back

    Reply
  7. bobtillman

    10 months ago

    He could have been named Logan Allen; then Cleveland would have drafted him.

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      10 months ago

      or have traded for him later.

      Reply
  8. Cosmo2

    10 months ago

    How the heck can there possibly be two Max Muncys in baseball? How common is that name?

    Reply
    • DrDan75

      10 months ago

      There are two different guys named Adam Eaton. Anything’s possible.

      Reply
      • Cosmo2

        10 months ago

        Heh, but Eaton is a somewhat common surname. Adam is a very common first name. Max? Muncy?

        Reply
        • CrikesAlready

          10 months ago

          Funny enough Adam Eaton II (Diamondback) received a royalty check that should have been directed to the other Adam Eaton (Padres). I remember the radio announcers making a big deal about it because the second Adam Eaton reacted like “Cool, I’m getting checks for nothing!”

        • whormongr

          10 months ago

          it happens, I worked at a job once where they deposited all my paychecks to a coworker’s bank account because we had a 1 letter difference in our names

  9. Wowwwwww

    10 months ago

    I would love to see a day where they are on same team. Batting first max muncy. Up next batting second max muncy. It’s almost like when Will Smith pitched to Will smith. And the pitch from will Smith and swing and a miss by will Smith

    Reply
  10. louwhitakerisahofer

    10 months ago

    There can only be one Highlander… and Max Muncy.

    Reply
  11. rememberthecoop

    10 months ago

    The only thing I disagree with you on Steve is that he’s a plus runner. He has average foot speed. But he does have the potential for above-average power. His power and arm are above average. But given his positional value, as well as his very high motor – that’s a valuable prospect.

    Reply
  12. Asfan0780

    10 months ago

    Your future las Vegas A’s shortstop

    Reply
    • passed_balls

      10 months ago

      Zzzz

      Reply
  13. Ww0907

    10 months ago

    I don’t know why but them drafting another Max Muncy and him somehow having no relation to the Dodgers Max Muncy is one of my favorite things about baseball in 2021.

    Reply
  14. whipmaster

    10 months ago

    I wouldn’t be surprised if the original Max Muncy is back with the A’s after he has started his decline and he becomes an inexpensive lefty DH option (like current Mitch Moreland). Maybe the young Max Muncy will be with the A’s by that point.

    Reply
  15. HidekiMatsuimalemodel

    10 months ago

    Didn’t the real max muncy start his career though the A’s system not this fake clone imposter

    Reply
  16. Paulie Walnuts

    10 months ago

    Now he needs to tell Bumgarner to go get it out of the ocean.

    Reply
  17. zacharydmanprin

    10 months ago

    The Brady Feigl thing is much creepier.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/ftw.usatoday.com/2018/09/minor-leaguer-brady-feigl-doppelganger-twins-same-name-baseball-players-as-rangers/amp

    Reply
  18. baseballconnoisseur21

    10 months ago

    Whats in a name?

    Reply
  19. bill-bellamy

    10 months ago

    At least he’s not a QB.

    Reply
  20. The truth hurts

    10 months ago

    A common name in baseball is Dave Roberts. Four players by that name have played in MLB and three of them played with the San Diego Padres.

    Reply
  21. reflect

    10 months ago

    This headline and the comments are a wild ride

    Reply
  22. jessaumodesto

    10 months ago

    Will most likely never put on an A’s uniform.
    Should be traded in the next 2-4 years

    Reply

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