Jacob Wilson's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Oakland Athletics rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson and catcher Shea Langeliers are sitting out of Thursday's contest against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Nick Allen will get the nod at shortstop for the A's and will hit in the nine-hole, while Kyle McCann will do the catching for rookie right-hander J.T. Ginn in his first big-league start against Reds right-hander Julian Aguiar. Wilson will get a day off after recently returning from the injured list due to a hamstring strain. The 22-year-old has gone 1-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in his second and third big-league games this week. The team's top prospect will get the rest of the season as the club's starting shortstop and is worth rostering in most fantasy leagues. Langeliers needs one homer to set a new career-high in that category with 23 in his second full MLB season.

The Oakland Athletics reinstated infield prospect Jacob Wilson (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and also recalled infielder Armando Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas. In a corresponding move, infielder Abraham Toro was designated for assignment. After tweaking his hamstring in his major-league debut shortly after the All-Star break following a hit in his first career at-bat, Wilson is back at shortstop and is hitting ninth on Tuesday versus the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Jakob Junis at Great American Ballpark. The 22-year-old is Oakland's top prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and is the son of former big-league Jack Wilson. He will play regularly at the 6 for the A's to close out the year, moving Max Schuemann to the hot corner regularly. Wilson is worth a flier in mixed leagues after hitting an absurd .433/.474/.668 with a 1.142 OPS, seven homers and 39 RBI in three minor-league stops.

The Oakland Athletics optioned infielder Darell Hernaiz to Triple-A Las Vegas after Sunday's game, with the logical assumption being that top prospect Jacob Wilson (hamstring) is ready to rejoin the major-league club. Wilson, 22, has played the field, completed a full nine innings and looks to be ready after injuring his hamstring in his MLB just after the All-Star break. In his seven games with Vegas, Wilson went 9-for-23 (.391) with a .462 on-base percentage. When he returns to Oakland, it's likely we'll see Max Schuemann slide over to third base for regular playing time, while Wilson becomes the regular shortstop to close out the year. There could also be some mixing and matching with Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin at the hot corner, but for the most part it will be Wilson at the 6 and Schuemann at third. Wilson, the son of former big-leaguer Jack Wilson, is worth a look in mixed leagues.