Baum signed with Oakland for $900,000 and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short SeasonNew York–Penn League.[20][21] Over 11 starts,he went 0–3 with a 4.70 ERA,striking out 34 batters over 30+2⁄3 innings.[22] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but was added to Oakland's 60-man player pool and spent the summer training at their alternate site.[23] Baum missed the beginning of the 2021 season and did not make his season debut until mid-August with the Rookie-levelArizona Complex League Athletics with whom he gave up 17 earned runs and twenty walks over 12+2⁄3 innings.[24] He was assigned to the Stockton Ports of the Single-ACalifornia League to open the 2022 season, but was reassigned to the Arizona Complex League.[25] He continued to struggle with control, going 1–1 with a 17.00 ERA, 47 walks, and 32 strikeouts over 27 innings between both teams.[26] Baum split the 2023 season between the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-AMidwest League and the Midland RockHounds of the Double-ATexas League, appearing in 39 games and going 2-2 with a 3.54 ERA, 62 strikeouts, and 25 walks over 48+1⁄3 innings.[27]
Cushing signed with Oakland and split his first professional season between the Arizona League Athletics and Vermont Lake Monsters,going 3–6 with a 6.00 ERA over 42 innings. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[30] He opened the 2021 season with the Stockton Ports and was promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts and Midland RockHounds during the season.[31] Over 21 games (19 starts) between the three teams,Cushing went 7–7 with a 3.22 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 111+2⁄3 innings.[25] He began the 2022 season with Midland and was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators in mid-June.[32] After struggling to a 14.14 ERA over 21 innings with the Aviators,he was demoted back to Midland in mid-July.[33] Over 19 starts with Midland,he went 11–3 with a 3.67 ERA and 95 strikeouts over 110+1⁄3 innings.[34] Cushing spent the majority of the 2023 season with Midland,but also appeared in three games for Las Vegas. Over 31 games (21 starts) between both teams,he went 8-6 with a 5.36 ERA and 130 strikeouts over 124+1⁄3 innings.[35]
Perkins made his collegiate debut with Louisville in 2019 as a freshman.[53] He pitched a total of 32+1⁄3 innings for the year,going 3-0 with a 4.18 ERA and 37 strikeouts.[54] He underwent elbow surgery after the season,and did not make an appearance in 2020 while recovering.[55] He returned to pitch in 2021,pitching 16 innings and compiling a 7.31 ERA. After the season,he transferred to Indiana University.[56] He started 15 games for Indiana in 2022 and went 3-4 with a 5.10 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 83 innings. After the season,he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the fifth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[57][58]
Perkins made his professional debut in 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Athletics and also played for the Stockton Ports,pitching ten innings between the two teams. To open the 2023 season,he was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts before being promoted to the Midland RockHounds.[59] Over 22 games (twenty starts) between the two teams,Perkins went 4-3 with a 4.10 ERA and 93 strikeouts over 107+2⁄3 innings. After the season,he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox,with whom he did not allow a run over ten appearances.[60]
Thomas played in 16 games as a freshman for Mercer in 2020 before the season was cancelled,batting .333 with five home runs and 18 RBIs.[69] He hit .247 with ten home runs and 37 RBIs over 53 games as a sophomore in 2021. Thomas then played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves where he batted .228 with four home runs over 29 games.[70][71][72] As a junior in 2022,he hit .325 with 17 home runs and 45 RBIs over 42 games before a shoulder injury ended his season.[73] He committed to transfer to the University of Florida following the season's end.[74] He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[75][76][77]
Thomas made his professional debut in 2023 with the Stockton Ports and was promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts in early July.[78] Over 126 games,Thomas slashed .286/.351/.493 with 18 home runs,82 RBIs,39 doubles,and 25 stolen bases.[79] He was assigned to the Midland RockHounds to open the 2024 season.[80] In mid-June,he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators.[81]
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