Jan 22 2010 12:52 PM
God Bless him
| The A's have been desperate for power in the lineup, and now they are losing one of their top power prospects ... who is apparently going to follow a higher power. Grant Desme, who hit 31 homers in 2009 in Class-A last year, is retiring from baseball, and he plans to pursue a life in the priesthood. Desme is scheduled to explain his decision to the media on Friday afternoon. From a purely baseball standpoint, it's a tough loss for the A's. Desme, 23, was recently ranked the No. 8 prospect in the A's system by Baseball America. His stock had risen with a nice showing in the Arizona Fall League, where he won the MVP. "Every time I saw the guy he was hitting the ball off the wall or over it," a scout who saw Desme in the Arizona Fall League told FanHouse. "He was a good hitter. He'd have been a major leaguer for sure." The scout went on to say that Desme had the talent to be an "occasional All-Star |
