[USML Announce] WHO HAS HIM????

[Doug Shabelman]

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland Athletics
<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=oak>  prospect Grant Desme
<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=30431>  is
retiring from baseball to enter the priesthood.

Desme was recently selected the 2009 Arizona Fall League MVP and was
considered one of the top prospects in Oakland's system.

The A's need star hitters if they're ever to get somewhere, and Grant
Desme didn't look like a future star, writes Rob Neyer. Blog
<http://espn.go.com/blog/SweetSpot/post/_/id/2125/as-lose-prospect-to-hi
gher-league>  

"We respect Grant's decision and wish him nothing but the best in his
future endeavors," A's general manager Billy Beane said in a statement.

The 23-year-old outfielder batted .288 with 31 homers, 89 RBIs and 40
stolen bases in 131 games at Class-A Kane County and Stockton last
season.

He then hit .315 with a league-leading 11 home runs and 27 RBIs in 27
games in the fall league.

Desme was a second-round pick selection in the 2007 draft after being
named Big West Player of the Year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

 

 

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